Getting settled in London

So things are considerably better than last time, as we now have a flat to move into. Fingers crossed, if nothing goes wrong in the next couple of weeks, we should move in on the 28th of August. It's a 3 storey share house in with another six or so Australians/Kiwi's, so it should be good fun - albeit a bit full on, but I guess I didn't come here to live in 3 by 2's with balconies, so it's all part of the experience... and it's still going to be better than hostels anyway.

The flat is in an area called Fulham, which is in the south western parts of London, and from what we have been told - is quite a nice area, with a lot of Australians. On first impressions, we all like the area... it has a lot of pubs nearby which will be good for work, as well as nearby shops, transport etc etc. Another positive aspect is that it's only 10 minutes walk to Stamford Bridge (home of Chelsea FC), so I'm hoping to catch a few games.

Applied for a fair few jobs online... but it was difficult to know which to apply for without having a fixed address. Have since explored the area surrounding where we'll be living, and handed a few resume's in around the place. I got a response from an Australian pub nearby, so I might give that a shot when I get back to London.

... which leads me onto another thing.

We're luckily enough to be currently staying with Sarah's Aunty and Uncle for a few days, so we can explore this area of the UK in the couple of weeks before we can move into our new house. It's really nice to have a home cooked meal, nice beds, and all the nice things you don't get at a hostel. It's in a nice little village of 600 or so people called Cropredy, near Banbury... probably about an hour and a half north of London - so it will be an awesome little getaway for all of us before getting back into the 'grind' of work and so on.

Took Karl on a 'night tour' of London the other day which was cool, as we hadn't looked at many of the sights at night before. Besides that, we've just been incredibly, incredibly boring and looking for jobs/houses all day which kinda sucks for Karl... but things will be much more fun once we get settled.

Not much else to say... so here are some pics from last week or so.







The Netherlands






Back in London....