oh man

attention everybody everywhere. london is the most unbelievable city i've ever been. sensational. beautiful. efficient, clean, remarkable in most every way. so here is your homework assignment: everybody who's had the pleasure of reading my awesome blogs has to return the favor by telling me of all european connections you have. this includes places for hire, cheap ''flats'' to ''let'', connections to be made. all of it. not necissarily london either. if this is a sign of what is to come for me then i had better take a couple deep breaths and hang on.

we arrived by dint of ryan air in london around 19:00 and swiftly made our way into the city. i sat next to a nice woman from norther london on the plane ride here who i later learned has a pretty high position for the bbc. posh! she helped us navigate the ''tubes'' (subway) which took about 45 minutes from stanstead to liverpool street station, where we took the circle line to paddington. we're currently staying at the best western at paddington court. it is an ultra efficiency. two beds, tv, bathroom, in the space about the size the master bed at the beach. maybe a bit bigger. it's tight nonetheless. the subway is the best i've ever seen. good lines, it's easy to understand, clean. i think it moves millions a day. there's a lot going on here. after a late dinner outside we just took a walk around and stopped in an internet cafe for a minute so nobody worry, everything is all right. not sure what we'll try to accomplish in the morning, but i'm going to be in germany by tomorrow night. yikes! i wish i had more time, but doesn't everybody always.

really though, i think i'll live somewhere new for a year or something. it's a good idea. i have one once in a while. that's all for now that i can think... so long!

oh one more thing. some things i've read recommend renting a room for a week or so to hang out and get a feel for local life. considering my frantic pace and such, this is going to be hard to investigate. if somebody wouldn't mind sparing a few minutes, forums like craigslist.com and stuff have sections in 'housing' that offer rooms for rent for a week. i'm thinking, this might be a good idea for paris, considering dad may meet up with me for the final 4 days. i'm leaving teusday, the 21 so i don't know, this is probably insane to even posture, but maybe look into this? i don't know how plausible, but i'm just putting it out there. another option would be lyon until the 18th or 19th or something, because i still need to get to paris to fly out. haha i'm so insane.