Whew!!

London, Brighton, London, Wales, London, Scotland............. 10 days

Saturday. Esther and I in Camden Market after taking the bus all night Friday night.

On our way to see Jason Mraz!! So excited!!

Jason !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waiting for Jason.

There he is! I think he looked right at me!!

Taken by surprise.

Sunday, leaving London for Brighton.

Finding some much needed time to relax. Something with I didn't find much of during all of our traveling here and there.

Still Sunday. Walking from our cute B&B to the beach in Brighton.

Monday. At the Beach.

Kelsi's here!! Esther and I met Kelsi at the airport in London on Tuesday morning. You could say it was an emotional reunion. We cried......it happens.

We spent the rest of the day touring London a bit. Picadilly Circus, Covent gardens mainly.

Wednesday and off to Wales.

Thursday. Cardiff Bay.

Esther left us Friday from Cardiff and Kelsi and I headed back to London for a few more days. On Friday we wandered around Kensington gardens. This is Kelsi looking lovely with the setting sun and Kensington Palace in the background. While we were walking around the pond we past this guy on his bicycle belting out Wham, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. I couldn't keep myself from joining him singing which I think he enjoyed.

Friday. Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday. The Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London.

Big Ben.

Still Saturday. Buckingham Palace.

On Sunday morning we went to Easter Mass at St. Paul's.......

and walked through Hyde Park,

stopping for a rest in Princess Diana's Memorial garden.

We finally found the Peter Pan statue in Kensington gardens.

Monday we spent in Notting Hill. We walked up and down Portobello Road even thought there was not a market. Then we tried to find the park shown on our map and instead we found this sign. I took the photo through the fence which was surrounding the whole park. I felt like Julia Roberts in the movie Notting Hill.

And it looked so nice inside!! There were loads of benches too where we could rest our weary feet. Poor us. :(

Monday night Kelsi and I again took the bus from London to Scotland. I must say that while I enjoyed our traveling, I was very ready to return to Auchterarder. I was ready to be away from the crowds of London, to be settled in one place and not jumping between hostels and hotels every couple of nights. Oh, and to sleep! Something I didnt' manage much of during our travels.

YIPPEE!!!

I came home from London today, checked my post and what was waiting there for me.....?

A big brown envelope containing none other than my long lost passport which now includes a residence permit!! I am now officially allowed to stay through July as a voluntary worker. Nice to have that stress over with only four months left here.

I was just realizing that since my last London trip I have only posted once (!!!). This is a fact that is new to me but I am sure it is one which you all are quite aware of. I am promising now that when I am next sitting down at my own computer it will be to post a new blog.

Today I am looking forward to my last day in London with Kelsi. For those of you who don't know, Kelsi is here visiting for the next couple of weeks. Yippee! It was a slightly emotional reunion which had us both in tears. It happens :) I will fill you in on all that we have been doing in my next post but for now I'll have to wrap it up as I'm paying for every minute here.

Take care and stay tuned.
Notting hill and a 9 hour bus ride home here we come!!