In the Beginning

Ah Memmingen

You know how I don't like to swear? Well fuck this fucking town, its fucking airport and its fucking expensive hotels! Highway robbery!

Ryanair - Germany to London for approximately €65. Airport- Memmingen, Munich.

Actually Memmingen is not a part of Munich at all. Instead, it's a 90 minute bus ride out to a little town on the edge of Bavaria! The airport is so frelling small - it's literally one long room with check in counter on th left, then cafe, departure gates and toilets. The last flight left at 20:15 and then the airport shut. It's fuckin raining too and 10 degrees, or we'd go sleep in a churchyard. So we took a taxi (Gods damn tipping) to an expensive hotel (not by choice - apparently the taxi driver thought it was cheap). There we were swindled - a small room for about €90. It included a breakfast that we couldn't have because we had to leave so early.

All the money saved from the ticket has been spent twice over. I hate you Memmingen and you, Ryanair, with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
I would take time in a dozen airports over this frelling bollocks.

LONDON
For Fuck's sake, not again. Get into London Stansted, go to ATM, 200 pounds please, okay, checking card, taking money, here you are, card and cash.
Got the card, where's the cash? The frelling ATM took my money but didn't give me any money! That's at least $450 NZ that's no longer in my account! Fucketty fuck.

LONDON PROPER
Took the bus to Liverpool Street Station. Bunnies alongside the motorway! All the houses look the same. Had to kill time until we could head to Peter's flat in the evening, where we would stay for a week. He is an old friend of Mum's and he's a great guy, letting us stay in his place for free.

In town we bought Oyster cards - what Wellington's Snapper is based on - and took the bus to Trafalger Square, past Fleet Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street. Monopoly means so much more now.
There was a Hare Krishna festival on so we had a free feed and Paul came away with some educational reading. He caught up with a friend while I went to a pub for a beer and fish & chips. I watched the soccer as NZ tied with Italy! Second to bottom of th competition tied with the World Champs. Ahaha. I know this is out of date now, but it's still cool (we got more points than them too)!

Watched the Best of Mr. Bean on TV. I love this show. Good ol' England.