First weekend in Camden
Our first weekend in Camden was great! As you'll see in the pictures below...
The weather was unlike it should be for the area and time of year so we took advantage of it and bike around! We headed down to the South waterfront (London is divided S v N by the Thames River, unlike Portland's E v W). We tried to get day-of cheap tickets to a show at the National Theatre but they were already sold out. So instead, we:
- Walked along the waterfront, past the theatre, Tate, bridges, Eye, and all that.
- Crossed over the river to take an obligatory photo in front of Big Ben to prove that we are Londoners :)
- Ate lunch in one of the small palace parks where it was starting to look like autumn.
- Biked back North, to walk around Soho, get some groceries, and then try our luck finding Max a winter coat in shops around Oxford Circus.
At the end of the day, Ron, Khara and Nathan (the wonderful friends who let us live in their living room for two weeks) came over to see our new place. We even tried out Quinn's across the street. It was great! Much larger than we expected, cozy, crazy decor, and patrons of every demographic imaginable.
I think we've positioned ourselves in a spot of London we are really going to enjoy!
After over two weeks of very high stress from all of the banking and apartment hassles (thanks to our moving timed perfectly with the international banking crisis!), it had set myself up quite well to come down with a horrible cold once we finally moved in and were settled. That's just what happened. On Wednesday of last week I started getting a tickle in my throat and when I woke up on Thursday, well, I was sick. I made it through the morning in the office but just barely. Friday I was horrible. Feeling so much better after a day and a half of solid sleep, tea, spicy food, sleep, tea, spicy food, that I thought I was up for all of our adventures on Saturday. It really took it all out of me and Sunday and Monday I was back on the couch. I'm all better again though, feeling much more like myself. But, like usual, Max now has it :) He's fully aware of the symptoms and what's in store so acting accordingly!
Sick or not, we're happy.
