Aldershot and war protest
Man it feels like i've been in London for about 3 weeks but its only been 5 days! We went to Aldershot for the trial on Wednesday. It was like being in a movie during the trial. Each of the lawyers were trying to outwit each other and it was fun trying to think what the other lawyer would come up with next. The prosecutions skeleton was soo long that i was almost falling asleep in parts. I felt really guilty about it until the lunch break and i was talking to other journalists and they were all falling asleep too.
Aldershot is quite a depressing town. I went there expecting it to be depressing but this town is so depressing i felt down after a couple of hours!! When people talk it sounds depressing! On thursday morning I woke up at 5am because I cant sleep so I went for a walk. As i was walking down the road this old guy with 2 teeth was riding on a bike behind me. He then rode right up to me, stared at me, and suddenly burst into song!! I almost pissed myself right in front of him because it was so random. He sung "Video killed the radio star" and then rode off as fast as he could laughing like a hyena! Ahh Aldershot, Wanganui of England haha. We stayed in this nice little pub with a lot of character, and a 9 year old girl that fell in love with me!! It was quite embarrassing because she just would'nt let me go! Her mum said she had a thing for gingers haha! So wrong!
I moved into Julia's the other day. It is great having a bed and a nice place to stay. Me, Ollie (Julia's boyfriend) and Julia went into town for St Patricks day. We ended up at the Walkabout bar. It felt weird going to an Aussie bar in England. They have these disgusting drinks that everyone has called snakebites. Im not sure if you get them in NZ but i did'nt like it!! Its half cider, half beer and a little bit of cranberry syrup! Yuck!! We caught a cab on the way home. I did'nt put my seatbelt on and the driver floored it. He then slammed on the breaks and i flew forward and smashed my head on the head rest. The sound of my neck cracking made Julia really worried that i had broken my neck haha! It was bloody painful tho and today, when i woke up my neck was very stiff. Its getting better tho. Talking about injuries, i have slipped twice in the showers here so far and almost smashed my head on the side of the bath yesturday morning. So it really is dangerous here. Yesturday Peter and I went to Westminster Abbey. Its just incredible the history of England! Some of the tombs in there are from the 12th century!
Ive just got back from filming the anti-war protest in London. It started at Big Ben and ended up in Trafalgar Square. Met a lot of very interesting people with different views about Iraq. Must say it made me think what Im doing is gonna be for a good cause. There were thousands of people marching from all walks of life. So i am absolutely stuffed right now. I have been suffering from jetlag a bit. By 4pm it feels like i should be in bed. We've been so busy the last couple of days there is so much to write about but im gonna have to go to sleep. O yeah, my English mobile is +44771 748 2966 if anyone wants to get in contact with me. Txts cost the same as txting NZ too :)
Lance
I have learned a hell of a lot over the last few days about war and different peoples views.
Aldershot is quite a depressing town. I went there expecting it to be depressing but this town is so depressing i felt down after a couple of hours!! When people talk it sounds depressing! On thursday morning I woke up at 5am because I cant sleep so I went for a walk. As i was walking down the road this old guy with 2 teeth was riding on a bike behind me. He then rode right up to me, stared at me, and suddenly burst into song!! I almost pissed myself right in front of him because it was so random. He sung "Video killed the radio star" and then rode off as fast as he could laughing like a hyena! Ahh Aldershot, Wanganui of England haha. We stayed in this nice little pub with a lot of character, and a 9 year old girl that fell in love with me!! It was quite embarrassing because she just would'nt let me go! Her mum said she had a thing for gingers haha! So wrong!
I moved into Julia's the other day. It is great having a bed and a nice place to stay. Me, Ollie (Julia's boyfriend) and Julia went into town for St Patricks day. We ended up at the Walkabout bar. It felt weird going to an Aussie bar in England. They have these disgusting drinks that everyone has called snakebites. Im not sure if you get them in NZ but i did'nt like it!! Its half cider, half beer and a little bit of cranberry syrup! Yuck!! We caught a cab on the way home. I did'nt put my seatbelt on and the driver floored it. He then slammed on the breaks and i flew forward and smashed my head on the head rest. The sound of my neck cracking made Julia really worried that i had broken my neck haha! It was bloody painful tho and today, when i woke up my neck was very stiff. Its getting better tho. Talking about injuries, i have slipped twice in the showers here so far and almost smashed my head on the side of the bath yesturday morning. So it really is dangerous here. Yesturday Peter and I went to Westminster Abbey. Its just incredible the history of England! Some of the tombs in there are from the 12th century!
Ive just got back from filming the anti-war protest in London. It started at Big Ben and ended up in Trafalgar Square. Met a lot of very interesting people with different views about Iraq. Must say it made me think what Im doing is gonna be for a good cause. There were thousands of people marching from all walks of life. So i am absolutely stuffed right now. I have been suffering from jetlag a bit. By 4pm it feels like i should be in bed. We've been so busy the last couple of days there is so much to write about but im gonna have to go to sleep. O yeah, my English mobile is +44771 748 2966 if anyone wants to get in contact with me. Txts cost the same as txting NZ too :)
Lance
I have learned a hell of a lot over the last few days about war and different peoples views.
posted by Lance Wordsworth @ 10:44 AM
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