I heard noises, but tried to ignore them - must have gone back to sleep. I was still tired - I had a very weird dream about arriving in France and having Stephane Le Queux as a guide (??). The next time I knew for sure it was someone knocking and opening the door. I finally roused myself and had the shock of my life to discover it was 11.30!!! I haven't slept that long in months.
I got up, got dressed, had a cup of coffee - finally met Ben - and got organised. The Reynolds had friends coming, so I tried to catch Sarah's attention. I ended up being offered a lift to the station - YAY - as it was RAINING! I thanked Eliza and Sarah and left. I was feeling a bit teary - don't ask me why.
I got the train from Bounds Green to Russell Square and left my luggage, as there was still half an hour before I could check in at the National. I went to the toilet, and then went to check in with Contiki. I got my bedroom voucher things, got my key, got my luggage and went to my room. I dumped my stuff, and headed back to the station.
I went to South Kensington, changed to the District line to Tower Hill. I went to the tower, having an hour and a half to do it in before meeting Jacqui at Covent Garden. I saw everything I wanted to (I think) but still had to hurry. The artillery and the Crown Jewels were very cool.
I almost ran to Covent Garden to meet J, but was still about 20 mins late. I was terrified she'd been and gone, and was just about to ring her when I saw her - she'd been late too, thank god!! It was so good to see her, and she was happy to see me - her 'little cousin'.
We went to a cafe in Covent Garden - Ponti's - which was very nice. I had tomato tagliatelle and we both had lattes. [Before this, we stopped at the Italian cafe where she works, so she could go to the toilet - it's very cool. It's run by a professional chef who does a show on TV, I can't remember the name.]
It was so great to talk to Jacqui. I'd never felt particularly comfortable with her ever before; maybe it was the fact that we were so far from home, but I really enjoyed the time we had. She told me all about her travels and we caught up with home stuff. She's really homesick and goes home in four weeks, after travelling through Prague, Budapest, Romania, Transylvania, Ukraine, Turkey and India. Sounds cool!!
We decided we'd have to catch up in Sydney more often. We said goodbye and I hotfooted it back to the National for the briefing session. I met a girl called Sue who'd on my tour and is really nice. I filled in a stack of forms, bought a currency pack, bought film, and bought breakfast for the next morning.
There's a really nice girl called Rebecca in my triple room, but she's doing a UK tour. Right now, I'm waiting for the other girl to get back so I can let her in, and have a shower and crash. It's 9.30.
I did everything and got to bed eventually after reading and waiting for the other girl to finish up and put the light off (she never did - I had to) and so it was probably about 11.30. I slept very badly and woke at about 5.15am.
I got up, got dressed, had a cup of coffee - finally met Ben - and got organised. The Reynolds had friends coming, so I tried to catch Sarah's attention. I ended up being offered a lift to the station - YAY - as it was RAINING! I thanked Eliza and Sarah and left. I was feeling a bit teary - don't ask me why.
I got the train from Bounds Green to Russell Square and left my luggage, as there was still half an hour before I could check in at the National. I went to the toilet, and then went to check in with Contiki. I got my bedroom voucher things, got my key, got my luggage and went to my room. I dumped my stuff, and headed back to the station.
I went to South Kensington, changed to the District line to Tower Hill. I went to the tower, having an hour and a half to do it in before meeting Jacqui at Covent Garden. I saw everything I wanted to (I think) but still had to hurry. The artillery and the Crown Jewels were very cool.
I almost ran to Covent Garden to meet J, but was still about 20 mins late. I was terrified she'd been and gone, and was just about to ring her when I saw her - she'd been late too, thank god!! It was so good to see her, and she was happy to see me - her 'little cousin'.
We went to a cafe in Covent Garden - Ponti's - which was very nice. I had tomato tagliatelle and we both had lattes. [Before this, we stopped at the Italian cafe where she works, so she could go to the toilet - it's very cool. It's run by a professional chef who does a show on TV, I can't remember the name.]
It was so great to talk to Jacqui. I'd never felt particularly comfortable with her ever before; maybe it was the fact that we were so far from home, but I really enjoyed the time we had. She told me all about her travels and we caught up with home stuff. She's really homesick and goes home in four weeks, after travelling through Prague, Budapest, Romania, Transylvania, Ukraine, Turkey and India. Sounds cool!!
We decided we'd have to catch up in Sydney more often. We said goodbye and I hotfooted it back to the National for the briefing session. I met a girl called Sue who'd on my tour and is really nice. I filled in a stack of forms, bought a currency pack, bought film, and bought breakfast for the next morning.
There's a really nice girl called Rebecca in my triple room, but she's doing a UK tour. Right now, I'm waiting for the other girl to get back so I can let her in, and have a shower and crash. It's 9.30.
I did everything and got to bed eventually after reading and waiting for the other girl to finish up and put the light off (she never did - I had to) and so it was probably about 11.30. I slept very badly and woke at about 5.15am.
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