We had to wake up at 5am this morning to catch a tube from Hammersmith to London St Pancras Station because our Eurostar train bound for Paris Nord Station was departing at 7.49am. So it was a very early start but we knew we could relax on the train and hoped we might be able to sleep a little. We grabbed some snacks to have on the way and after going through security we hopped on the train and it left exactly on time. It was nice to be on such a quiet and fast m...

We are just loving London so far and we are feeling really quite settled now. Nobody can believe how quickly we found a place to live and got everything organised but we had done our homework to ensure we wouldn't struggle with things. We are trying to get as much sight seeing done while we are not working so we've been hopping on and off tubes following our lonely planet guide to see the main attractions here. On Saturday we went to The British Museum which is ...

We have moved into our new place and we are very happy where we are. We are only 5 minutes walk to Hammersmith tube station where we also have access to loads of cafes, bars, restaurants and shops. Ideal! It feels very safe and our place is so clean and tidy and has everything we need. This is our third night here so we are pretty set up now and thankfully we didn't have to buy too much! On our first night here we had a lovely dinner at an Italian restaurant in ...

Today we started off the day by heading to Hammersmith shopping area to buy some essential things we need for our new flat which we move in on Wednesday. So excited! It has been so perfect and we are so thankful to Amber, Russell and all the flatties (Sam, Kate and Lisa) that we have been able to stay with them. Living in the lounge is not normally very easy in a flatting situation but it has worked perfectly fine because they are such a neat bunch of people. We ...

We had a bit of a late start this morning because everyone had a bit of a sleep in after having a fairly late night watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony. I have been getting up super early ever since I arrived here but this has given me the opportunity to catch up on a few emails and things and update my blogs and photos. I think I might still be adjusting to the different time zone but I am also a little unsettled being in a new place and thinking about all so...