Tuesday, November 22, 2005
28th November, 2005
Gee it's funny how I never manage to get fully up to date with my blog. Everyone probably thinks I have fallen off the face of the planet or I'm lying in some gutter somewhere.
I have left London now...the last weekend in London was great - Scott and I went for a drive through Suffolk where we stopped off in Felixstowe (coool name for a town huh?) and stopped by a little soda cafe with this really adorable man - Joe. He was a good laugh and we had a great yarn.
Then we drove to Norwich for the night, a lovely cute quintessentially english town. On the way we saw a cute little village of Castle Acre (sort of similar to some of the little villages on the Isle of Wight). We saw the remains of the Castle Acre Priory there and it was really cute.
We also went to Leeds and Manchester (Where we rode the mini London Eye and saw the war memorial parade).
Since then I have left Scott to fend for himself in London, (I think he's doing quite fine) and I have been travelling through the US. About 2 weeks ago I landed in New York where I spent a week travelling around. It is a fabulous place and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was a little apprehensive going there on my own at first because of all the movies about the "Ghettos" and the dangerous subway, but I didn't experience that at all. The people in New York are so friendly and approachable (aside from the sleezy old men but that's the same in every city).
The people in the hostel were really nice also, I met some great friends. I was lucky in that one of the girls in my dorm was from London, and she had previously lived in New York for 6 months before. She took me out on a night on the town while I was there - a local bar, a really cool gay bar where they did loads of retro singing (just my type of scene) and a really bizarre club. It was a memorable night for sure! She also used to work at the museums in the city so she managed to get me tickets to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) for free...it was such a bonus because I saved $20. I did loads of touristy stuff as well - the Empire State Building, Walking through Central Park, I saw a Broadway show - really cool show called "Movin' Out" where the actors/dancers performed to Billy Joel tunes. It was quite good watching Billy Joel and Ballet co-exist on stage. I walked the Brooklyn Bridge, and I was part of a live studio audience for a Fox News program where there was a segment with Cynthia Nixon (from Sex & the City) being interviewed. It was loads of fun!
After that I went to Boston for a couple of days. Compared to New York, Boston was very quiet. Especially over the thanksgiving break...all the students from Harvard, MIT and U.Mass went home so the town basically became a ghost town. There were only 3 bars open on Thanksgiving day. I went for a bit of a wander there, saw a Comedy show and did the Freedom Trail walk. The best part of Boston for me was Boston Common. It was absolutely beautiful, especially being autumn so the leaves were all different colours and falling still. There was also a pond with ducks...it was just so peaceful. I didn't manage to go ice-skating in Frog Pond because it was so packed (plus it was freezing!)...I also saw the bar that "Cheers" was based on...it was cozy!
Being a geek I also walked around the MIT building...it was such a lovely campus...made UTS feel very very ugly. The hostel in Boston was pretty good, and the people I met were fab again. There were some people from the UK and New Zealand, and Australians...I can't seem to get away.
To be honest I was quite glad to leave Boston because I was getting tired of the lack of things to do and the freezing cold...so here I am now in Seattle. This hostel is not organised in such a way that I can meet people easily, and as far as I can tell people just come here to smoke weed. But the city of Seattle itself is quite pretty, especially today actually because overlooking the Puget Sound I can see loads of snow capped mountains. The first day I was here I went to the Space Needle, the Sci-Fi museum (I felt like a right geek), and the Experience Music Project (EMP). It was really quite good. Yesterday I went to my first Pro NFL game with the Seattle Seahawks vs. the New York Giants. It was a fantastic nailbiter game and such a great atmosphere...definately one of my favourite experiences here in the US. I also met a lovely couple who invited me to their house for dinner as well. I have met some really lovely people here in the US, people who are definately very generous...the stereotype of "the american" has definately changed in my mind.
I feel like my trip is coming to an end really soon (which it is!) I only have one more stop in LA, where i'm meeting up with Scott again. It feels like it has been ages!
So, when I get home I will try and post up my pictures of my travels over here...
Still having a blast, and still alive,
Khanh
Gee it's funny how I never manage to get fully up to date with my blog. Everyone probably thinks I have fallen off the face of the planet or I'm lying in some gutter somewhere.
I have left London now...the last weekend in London was great - Scott and I went for a drive through Suffolk where we stopped off in Felixstowe (coool name for a town huh?) and stopped by a little soda cafe with this really adorable man - Joe. He was a good laugh and we had a great yarn.
Then we drove to Norwich for the night, a lovely cute quintessentially english town. On the way we saw a cute little village of Castle Acre (sort of similar to some of the little villages on the Isle of Wight). We saw the remains of the Castle Acre Priory there and it was really cute.
We also went to Leeds and Manchester (Where we rode the mini London Eye and saw the war memorial parade).
Since then I have left Scott to fend for himself in London, (I think he's doing quite fine) and I have been travelling through the US. About 2 weeks ago I landed in New York where I spent a week travelling around. It is a fabulous place and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was a little apprehensive going there on my own at first because of all the movies about the "Ghettos" and the dangerous subway, but I didn't experience that at all. The people in New York are so friendly and approachable (aside from the sleezy old men but that's the same in every city).
The people in the hostel were really nice also, I met some great friends. I was lucky in that one of the girls in my dorm was from London, and she had previously lived in New York for 6 months before. She took me out on a night on the town while I was there - a local bar, a really cool gay bar where they did loads of retro singing (just my type of scene) and a really bizarre club. It was a memorable night for sure! She also used to work at the museums in the city so she managed to get me tickets to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) for free...it was such a bonus because I saved $20. I did loads of touristy stuff as well - the Empire State Building, Walking through Central Park, I saw a Broadway show - really cool show called "Movin' Out" where the actors/dancers performed to Billy Joel tunes. It was quite good watching Billy Joel and Ballet co-exist on stage. I walked the Brooklyn Bridge, and I was part of a live studio audience for a Fox News program where there was a segment with Cynthia Nixon (from Sex & the City) being interviewed. It was loads of fun!
After that I went to Boston for a couple of days. Compared to New York, Boston was very quiet. Especially over the thanksgiving break...all the students from Harvard, MIT and U.Mass went home so the town basically became a ghost town. There were only 3 bars open on Thanksgiving day. I went for a bit of a wander there, saw a Comedy show and did the Freedom Trail walk. The best part of Boston for me was Boston Common. It was absolutely beautiful, especially being autumn so the leaves were all different colours and falling still. There was also a pond with ducks...it was just so peaceful. I didn't manage to go ice-skating in Frog Pond because it was so packed (plus it was freezing!)...I also saw the bar that "Cheers" was based on...it was cozy!
Being a geek I also walked around the MIT building...it was such a lovely campus...made UTS feel very very ugly. The hostel in Boston was pretty good, and the people I met were fab again. There were some people from the UK and New Zealand, and Australians...I can't seem to get away.
To be honest I was quite glad to leave Boston because I was getting tired of the lack of things to do and the freezing cold...so here I am now in Seattle. This hostel is not organised in such a way that I can meet people easily, and as far as I can tell people just come here to smoke weed. But the city of Seattle itself is quite pretty, especially today actually because overlooking the Puget Sound I can see loads of snow capped mountains. The first day I was here I went to the Space Needle, the Sci-Fi museum (I felt like a right geek), and the Experience Music Project (EMP). It was really quite good. Yesterday I went to my first Pro NFL game with the Seattle Seahawks vs. the New York Giants. It was a fantastic nailbiter game and such a great atmosphere...definately one of my favourite experiences here in the US. I also met a lovely couple who invited me to their house for dinner as well. I have met some really lovely people here in the US, people who are definately very generous...the stereotype of "the american" has definately changed in my mind.
I feel like my trip is coming to an end really soon (which it is!) I only have one more stop in LA, where i'm meeting up with Scott again. It feels like it has been ages!
So, when I get home I will try and post up my pictures of my travels over here...
Still having a blast, and still alive,
Khanh
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