Back in London
I have returned to London and I must say that I had several lucky breaks along the way. At the airport in Endinburgh, they said that my carry on was too big and that I needed to check it. This was going to cost an additional 30 pounds (my ticket only cost 12.99 pounds). The guy let it slide though and didn't charge me. It was almost like a bonus because I didn't have anything to carry around with me while waiting for the plane.
I arrived in London and took a train into central london. The terminal station for the tube was closed and thus I had to figure out which night bus would get me to my hostel. What I haven't told you yet is that I got sick in Scotland which makes traveling that much more fun. Once again, I rose to the occasion and determined which bus I needed to take...now it was just a matter of figuring out which spot I needed to catch it at. At one stop, the bus driver told me it was the right bus number but that I needed to go to a different street. I got myself there and waited. Finally the bus came and it was the same driver from before. He just smiled, told me to get on and wouldn't let me pay the bus fair. He also made sure that I got off at the right stop.
To top it off, my hostel gave me a price break on what they charged me to store luggage while I was away in Scotland. 2006 is off to a great start, minus the being sick. I really feel for my roommates in the hostel because I know my coughing at night keeps them up. I am the roommate that no one wants...:)
An update on jobs. I had a second interview with the financial company just before christmas. It was a phone interview with their headquarters in Chicago. I have a third interview with the head guy at the London office this coming Monday morning at 9am. I have to convince him that he should create a marketing position for me. You can all wish me luck and say a little prayer. The kicker is...the tube system will be on strike tomorrow and Monday. Is anything ever easy here? So, I will be figuring out how to get to the interview by bus.
That's the news for now. Stay tuned and in the meantime I send all my (love)
I arrived in London and took a train into central london. The terminal station for the tube was closed and thus I had to figure out which night bus would get me to my hostel. What I haven't told you yet is that I got sick in Scotland which makes traveling that much more fun. Once again, I rose to the occasion and determined which bus I needed to take...now it was just a matter of figuring out which spot I needed to catch it at. At one stop, the bus driver told me it was the right bus number but that I needed to go to a different street. I got myself there and waited. Finally the bus came and it was the same driver from before. He just smiled, told me to get on and wouldn't let me pay the bus fair. He also made sure that I got off at the right stop.
To top it off, my hostel gave me a price break on what they charged me to store luggage while I was away in Scotland. 2006 is off to a great start, minus the being sick. I really feel for my roommates in the hostel because I know my coughing at night keeps them up. I am the roommate that no one wants...:)
An update on jobs. I had a second interview with the financial company just before christmas. It was a phone interview with their headquarters in Chicago. I have a third interview with the head guy at the London office this coming Monday morning at 9am. I have to convince him that he should create a marketing position for me. You can all wish me luck and say a little prayer. The kicker is...the tube system will be on strike tomorrow and Monday. Is anything ever easy here? So, I will be figuring out how to get to the interview by bus.
That's the news for now. Stay tuned and in the meantime I send all my (love)
posted by Kathryn.mills @ 6:22 AM
1 Comments:
At 12:14 PM,
K & A said…
Katie, Looks like a great holiday! Glad to hear you might be interested in the Prague Half Marathon!!
Kristina
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