10 days in the land of the crappy weather & baked beans.
AN INVITATION TO MY COUSIN VINCENT’S WEDDING / WE MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND SPEND 10 DAYS IN THE LAND OF BAKED BEANS & CRAPPY WEATHER / CAR SHARE TO ROUEN / TOO MANY MISFITS IN THE TRAM / IT’S RAINING / WE EAT A PIZZA / LIGHTNING / CATHEDRAL / AWESOME / LEAVE FOR DIEPPE IN A FAMILY CAR / LIGHTNING / BAM / FLOOD / 5 HOURS TO KILL BEFORE THE FERRY LEAVES AT 4 AM / WE SIT ON THE BEACH / WE CAN’T SEE ANYTHING / WE CAN JUST HEAR THE GALLETS ROLLING / A CIRCUS IS ON THE PROMENADE / HORSES ON THE GRASS / WE TRY TO FALL ASLEEP IN THE CAR / MY FEET REACH BEYOND THE WINDOW / IT’S COLD / WE TAKE A COVER / I ENDED UP SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM / WE ARE NOW ON THE FERRY / NO SLOTS MACHINES LIKE HOW I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A CHILD / GET UP WITH THE SUN ON THE OCEAN / IT’S BEAUTIFUL / NEWHAVEN ON THE HORIZON / THERE IS A DISCHARGE , COLORED HOUSES / MY BROTHER SOUNDS THE HORN / HE HAS NEVER DRIVEN IN ENGLAND / WE DRIVE TO BRIGHTON / THERE ARE LOTS OF SHEEP ON THE WAY / NO PLACE TO PARK / PARKING IS A DAY LIGHT ROBBERY / THE CITY AND IT’S DISNEY APPEARANCE WITH SLOT MACHINES ON THE BEACH , THE ORIENTAL PALACE / PEOPLE HAVE AN UNUSUAL LOOK / WE EAT SOME EGGS, BEANS & BACON / THERE ARE LOTS OF SECOND HAND SHOPS / NICE CAFES / RECORD SHOPS / WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY BUT NEVERMIND / TRAFFIC JAMS WORSE THAN RUSH HOUR ON THE RINGROAD / SHABBY HOSTEL IN OXFORD / IT SMELLS OF SWEAT / WE EAT JAPANESE FOOD / GET LOST AT NIGHT IN THE CITY / IT’S BEEN 35 HOURS SINCE WE’VE NOT SLEPT / WE DRINK A FEW BEERS IN A PUB GARDEN / MORNING ALARM / ENGLISH BREAKFAST / THE SAUSAGE IS SOFT AND DISGUSTING / SOME CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT A SPIDER FALLING IN THEIR PLATE / WE GET DRESSED / I DON’T HAVE A SUIT / WE GET ON WITH IT / MY PARENTS AND BROTHER GET CHANGE IN A FIELD / WEDDING WITH LIMITED GUESTS / HAIRS STAND UP ON END / MEET THE DISTANT RELATIVES / I IMPROVISE WITH MY BEST FRANGLAIS / LUXURY HOTEL / CUTE LITTLE VILLAGE / WE DANCE / VODKA SHOT / FEW HOURS OF SLEEP / ENGLISH BREAKFAST / AGAIN / YES AGAIN / IT’S STARTING TO BECOME A BIT MUCH / BICESTER / THE PUBS/ THE STICKS / MY UNCLE’S HOUSE / HIS COCKER SPANIEL / STROLL ALONG THE RIVER / LOTS OF BARGES / THE WEATHER IS GOOD / WE EAT CHILI CON CARNE / 2 BOTTLES OF WINE / WE WANT TO FINISH IN A BAR / IT’S SUNDAY / EVERYTHING IS CLOSED / WE GO BACK / LAY-IN / WE SEE THE FAMILY AGAIN / PIZZA / WE TAKE THE BUS TO OXFORD / UNIVERSITIES ALL OVER / GOLF PITCHES / CRICKET / CITY MUSEUM / A LITTLE TOO MUCH / WE ARE GOING TO MISS THE TRAIN / WE RUN / TOO LATE ? / NO IT’S OK / WE MOVE ON TO BRISTOL / WE LOOK FOR A HOSTEL / A FRENCH WOMAN AT THE DESK LOOKS MORE ENGLISH THAN AN ENGLISH WOMAN / THE ROOM IS A SMALL DUMP / PEOPLE LIVE HERE / MORE THAN 80 RESIDENTS / THE ATMOSPHERE IS COOL / TWO GLASS OF RED WINE YEAH YEAH / A DRUNK GIRL SITS IN OUR PLACE / CARIBBEAN FOOD / RUM / ON FOOT / INTENSE WALK IN THE RAIN / CITY TOUR / MANY GOOD SHOPS / PURCHASE SOME RIDICULOUS GLASSES/ CANVASSING FOR OLOW / PARK / WE GET TO MY COUSIN LUCIE’S HOUSE / BATTLEFIELD / MATTRESSES IN THE CORRIDORS / SHE LIVES IN THE BEST AREA OF THE CITY / IN THE STREETS / BANKSY / HEAPS OF GOOD BARS- CONCERTS- RESTAURANTS – SECOND HAND SHOPS – RECORD SHOPS / THE SPOT WHERE WE STOP IS REALLY GREAT / WE WONDER IF WE SHOULD STAY FOR A FEW MORE DAYS / THE NEXT DAY WE DO A LITTLE BARGAIN HUNTING IN THE CITY / WE DECIDE TO TAKE THE BUS FOR 5 POUNDS TO LONDON/ WE ARRIVE AT LIVERPOOL STREET AT 10 PM / TUBE TO MY MATE’S HOUSE / THE PRICE IS A JOKE / 7 EUROS PER PERSON / WE TAKE THE WEEKLY PASS / WE DO SOME SPORT ON THE DOCKS / THE HOUSE IS COOL / 6 HOUSEMATES / MY MATE / HIS MESSY HOUSEMATE / A GAY ITALIAN / A FRIENDLY GERMAN GIRL / A POSH ENGLISH GIRL, VERY ANNOYNG / A LESBIAN IN A HOODY / GLASS OF WINE / FOOD / BED / IT’S RAINING / LIKE ALWAYS / BRUNCH / HANG AROUND IN TRACKSUITS / CHILL ON THE ROOF / VISIT ST MARTINS / BEER / ENGLISH & JAPANESE ROCK METAL CONCERT / IT EXPLODES / IT SLAMS / BUS / NIGHT / BURGER WITH JULIEN CATALA, ONE OF OUR EDITORS / BRICK LANE / REALLY COOL AREA / PURCHASES / MOJITO / INDIAN FOOD / BUS / NIGHT / DAY AS A TOURIST / MONUMENTS AND OTHER THINGS / CHINATOWN / IT SMELLS LIKE DUCK / TRAIN / FOOD / WINE / EVENING / SLEEP FOR AN HOUR / BUS TO THE AIRPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT / PLANE / BACK TO LA ROCHELLE / CITY SQUAT / MUSSELS AND CHIPS IN A RESTAURANT / CARSHARE BACK TO NANTES
