Had my first holiday from work and what
did I do with it? I obviously used it to go back to Aber and visit
Jazz and Scarlet. My trip started with a “lovely” train ride. As
the train was rather full I sat on the first free seat and omg, the
seat felt weirdly cold and that was due to it being wet...great. Got
up and found another one, but seriously, I thought that things like
this could only happen in here, where public transport is free and
all sorts of people can use it. Tried not to think too much about the
contents of the liquid on the seat, otherwise would have been sick
there.
Training to Aber was weird, never
thought I would go back so soon and I managed to go during the time
when some students were arriving for the sports week/freshers.
Brought back so many memories watching those students with their huge
suitcases, exactly like me and the rest of us years ago :D
Anyway, as I stepped out of the train
the only thing I thought was that “I can't believe I returned so
soon” :D
So many new places had opened up and
some old ones were closed, but overall, still looked the same and
what's most important I had such a great time :) Catching up with
Jazz, Scarlet and Ruby.
Went out twice but the nigh to remember
has to be the one when we decided to start with posh cocktails in a
new cocktail place. The drinks were good indeed and thank god this
place was not open when I was living there :D After that Ruby had to
go to work, we went to eat (not gonna write about the struggle we had
to decide on a place). Went to a new place, which had a cocktail bar
under it and a tiny restaurant upstairs. Somewhere in between we
decided to go to R.'s leaving party as he had his last shift in our
beloved shop and was about to leave Aber. After eating we had time
though, so we went to another restaurant/cocktail place and spend our
remaining time there. Then headed to the pub where the leaving party
was supposed to be. After hanging there for a while it was decided
that we would go to Yokos. Oh dear, oh dear, I literally didn't think
I would ever go back there but as Jazz thought that what the heck,
it's probably my last chance to go there and if the music is good we
might as well stay for couple of songs. I don't know if it was luck
or unluck, but they had good music on which left us no chance but to
dance. Jazz wanted to leave after a bit though (what a let down, I
know) and even R. couldn't change her mind, so I was left in the club
with Scarlet who doesn't dance and R. and friends of him. Who doesn't
know yet then I like dancing and since I don't really go out in here
I danced to every good song. The shock of the night was a dance
battle, where one girl forgot that she is wearing a skirt and the
fact that sometimes skirts have the tendency to lift up. We ended up
staying there until the club closed, oopsy. Then me and Scarlet found
ourselves walking her dog with R and his friend, who was rather
interested in Scarlet, we told them to go home at some point (it was
raining outside and I had the only umbrella, sorry guys!). That was
the end of that colourful night.
Had to leave couple of days later to
visit state rooms in Buckingham Palace. The start of my journey was
fine until the train stopped in the middle of nowhere and didn't move
for ages. Then it was announced that there's something wrong with the
signal box so we ain't gonna move any time soon. Asked the conductor
for an alternative train times and journey as there was no way I was
going to catch the ones I bought tickets for. Started to move at some
point, but too late to catch the trains the conductor suggested, so
had to ask again and you can imagine my stress as the train I was
able to catch now was supposed to leave me half an hour to get from
London Euston to Buckingham Palace, if everything would have gone
according to the plan I was supposed to have nearly 2 hours. So after
stepping out in Euston had to give my suitcase to baggage hold and
then run for life, because I had a prepaid ticket for a certain time.
As much as I tried to rush I got there a bit later than my time but
hoped to be let in with my ticket and I was, phew. The Palace was
awesome of course, very nice and majestic. No pictures were allowed
inside, so the only ones I have from my visit are form the cafe at
the end, where I had 2 cakes (yeah, I'm greedy and love cake) which
were sooooo good. After that I had a plan to buy myself one book,
which was only available in 2 or 3 bookstores so then I was trying to
get to the ones closest to me (of course almost nothing is close in
London) before it closes, so that was even more crazy rushing. Got my
book, yaay and just chilled after that until it was time to go to the
airport.
Enjoyed my time back in the UK and
London too much because now I want to move back. Feel so much more
home in there :/
Of course, thank you Scarlet for
hosting me and cooking for me!
Thank you Jazz for all the time you
spent with me in cafes and around shops!
Ems
