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-Getting there
-First impressions
-Ah, Manch ester
-Man U - Valencia
-Game on
-On to London
-Art & relics
-Shakespeare reduced, Belushi's gets a wake-up call
-Scams, Hard Rock, & free cheese
-Ciao Bella
-Flowers, mushrooms, slugs & lettuce
-Let it snow, Ice Princess
-Fabric, Yazoo, Frijj
-Euston, we have a problem
-The best half I never saw
-Final thoughts
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London |
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2/24/01
Last day in London. I can't get no sleep. Waking up too early again, so I'd better have some time to rest today. We are definitely
clubbing tonight (Turnmills?) so sleep is key. Today was a day to take a walk. We got off at Piccadilly(!) and headed down a street
we hadn't been on yet. Headed down some side streets in Westminster, a richer part of London, it seems, based on the cars parked there.
It was rather quiet, people were either sleeping in or perhaps watching football. Time for another scam: Random Act of Kindness. Bought
flowers from a street vendor, stopped by an art gallery and gave them to the cute girl working there. I had never seen her before and
never will again, but it's all about making London life a bit more exciting.
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Ate at Pizza Express, the best 3 man show this side of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Pretty amazing how three guys kept the place going
during a busy lunch hour. Back to the hostel and some theoretical sleep. The Finnish girl who appreciated(?) our dancing at Belushi's
was quite shocked to see us in her room, where we were moved. She somehow managed to sleep in until 3pm. I'm jealous. I actually caught
a few winks, maybe 2 hours of sleep in a 4 hour time span. Went to find the model ("Ciao Bella," as we like to call her) and see what her
story was. She had returned from her shopping trip at Portobello and came back with something other than mushrooms. A tight little number,
adorned with cute little US flags (ironic, since she said she'd never come to the US, since you can't smoke anywhere here). As luck would
have it, and not surprisingly, she said she had other plans tonight. Her ex was flying in from Miami. Priorities...
Ate at the Slug & Lettuce, a popular little place with a nice bean-shaped counter. Did I mention this insane Finnish chick? We now have
more beer than we know what to do with, thanks to her men.
We chose to leave around midnight, with the Flying Finn, which meant I got about 15 minutes of sleep. We've decided to follow a group of
people from the hostel to a club called Fabric. No Turnmills or Ministry, but it still got a good review in Time Out. Supposedly featuring
popular favorites, as well as Groove Armada.
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