About Me

Name: Laura

Hong Kong by birth,

Melbourne by occasion,
Sydney in mind,
London unplanned,
Christian by grace

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Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light

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food

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nightlife

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west-end theatre

Phantom of the Opera/ We Will Rock You

places to revisit

Tate Modern

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

I was just looking at my calender today at work, and I realize its my fourth week in London. And Im not sure what to make of that...it doesn't feel its been longer than that or shorter.

Anyways, life in the past few days has been pretty much working in the office. Oh, I did go to the cinema last night...by myself...lols. My aunt had a single ticket and she insisted I go, which was fine by me since I love watching films. I watched the Russell Crowe movie, Cinderella Man. It was alright. I wouldnt recommend it though. Goodness, the prices of the tickets are steep. They are the same price as in Australia..but its in pounds. So thats 2.5 times more expensive. Watching a film in the Odeon (like Hoyts/Village) costs about AUD 28 for an adult ticket. Ouch. I rather watch theatre. But I admit that the Odeon cinema is veryy nice. Its huge and the seats are so comfty. I went on a Monday night, and it was 80% packed. Well, thats London and Leceister Square for you.

Uni still hasnt started. Apparently my uni as well as Kings College are one of the earlier universities to start. My friend who goes to Imperial doesnt start till October! I start next Monday (26/09). Im supposed to move into uni housing ( I realize the area Im going to be living in is regarded as Mayfair. How cool is that?) this coming weekend, but Im moving instead on Monday because Im flying this weekend (yes, a whirlwind of a trip) to Sweden and Denmark. The fares were so cheap. Essentially, I am just paying for the airline/airport taxes.

The 'problem' is I booked a flight landing in Stockholm (Sweden) and a flight departing Aarhus (Denmark). Not such a grand idea when I realize the distance in-between. But I really didnt want to fly into and out of the same city because I dont like the ideal of backtracking.

So I need to think of some route...the cheapest route preferably. My tentative plan, as mapped out below, is to go from Stockholm to Malmo. From Malmo, ferry to Copenhagan and then make my way up north of Denmark to Aarhus. I think a cheaper route will be to tranverse from Stockholm to the west coast of Sweden to Gothenburg and then ferry across to Frederikshavn in Denmark and then go down to Aarhus, but the big downside to that is Ill be missing out Copenhagan, which I have heard too many rave reviews about.

The good thing is Im arriving real early on Friday morning and leaving real late on Sunday night. One night, I hope to spend on an overnight bus/train to save a night's cost, and the second night, I will be staying at my friend's studio in Copenhagan.

I booked these flights a couple of days ago...in a rush without any research. I now realize that Sweden is a pretty expensive country (ahh). I wouldn't have chose to go there if I had known. But oh wells, I just hope it will be a fun trip.


1:43 PM
Lura