I feel like I’m in the 90s… And not just because the fashion over here reminds me of it… But because I’m using a non-smart phone.
How the hell did / do people type on these bloody things?!?!? It takes like an hour to say four words! It also took me a while to find a store that sold pre-paid mobile phones and then I had to figure out how to “top it up”. Its surprisingly easy actually. That phone in particular is a skype phone, so if you call me, using my skype user name OEHokie we could have a chat. Keep in mind that I’m 5 hours ahead. I’m waiting for it to get dark out at 930 and it’s 430 back home.
Other observations from London… Lots of foreigners (as in non-British people). I feel like most of the conversations I overhear are American accented, which is very disappointing.
It’s dangerous crossing the street here. I didn’t realize how ingrained into me it was to look left first before stepping out into the street. Guinness seems to taste the same… But I’m not in Ireland anyways so maybe that’s the difference. The underground isn’t too complicated. Very convenient anyways and I’m definitely glad I bought an oyster card, which is equivalent to dc’s smart trip card.
So yeah… My phone has skype, twitter, facebook, email and phone/texting functions and it will be a lifesaver. All of that on that tiny dumb-screen and numeric keyboard. Not that I’m complaining…
During the day I took about 200 pictures. Some good, some bad. My prime lens seems to be blurring things for some reason, so I’ll probably avoid it. The fish-eye lens adds some interesting effects, but I don’t know if it’s worth it. Might mess with it more tonight.
Cheers y’all
