2009 March | The Top Floor Flat

Archive for March, 2009

15 Mar 2009

TweetSo my cousin Erin and her friend Christine came this weekend to visit and do some London sightseeing and because they were only here for a short time (Erin had all of Friday and Saturday, Christine had Friday afternoon and Saturday) I had to think about what would be the best way to make the [...]

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Tags: family, london, photos, windsor

Super Social

In: London

11 Mar 2009

TweetHad a lovely evening catching up with Ann (my co-resident in the Top Floor Flat for those who have forgotten this blog’s characters over the last three months) and gossiping about our various jobs, extra-curricular activities and social networking grumbles. As we hadn’t had a proper sit-down since I returned it was great to just [...]

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Tags: london

Book Hunting

In: London

9 Mar 2009

TweetAfter my eventful Saturday at the Science Museum, Sunday turned out to be fairly low key – I went to morning mass at the Catholic church I had discovered on my neighbourhood walk the day before and spent the afternoon reading next to my window while a fantastic thunder and lightening storm took place outside. [...]

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Tags: literature, london

First Weekend [back] in London!

In: Travel Blog

7 Mar 2009

TweetI am just a few hours away from the one week marker for my return to the UK. Aside from a string of particularly sleepy evenings, the jet lag really hasn’t affected me too badly and I’m starting to feel like I’m back in the swing of things, and certainly not like I’ve been away [...]

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Tags: london, museums, science

London Again!

In: Travel Blog

4 Mar 2009

TweetWell! As you may have determined from my somewhat cryptic Twitter updates to my blog earlier this week, I’ve returned to London! After a three month epic battle with various government departments to secure a work permit and reentry visa for the UK, I’m 100% legal to be working and living in the UK. While [...]