apriha.com » England http://apriha.com A photo weblog of my travels. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 London http://apriha.com/2008/03/25/london/ http://apriha.com/2008/03/25/london/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:43:27 +0000 Andrew Riha http://apriha.com/2008/03/25/london/ After Edinburgh came London. London was alright, but I think it would’ve been better to 1) have accommodation pre-booked and 2) visit with a friend. Once I arrived, I looked for hostels, but everything was booked (on a Thursday in November even!). So, I spent the night on the street. Needless to say, it was a long night, and quite the experience.

The one full day I had in London I managed to walk along the river, see the famous bridges, straddle the Prime Meridian, ride the London Eye, fill up with an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, and tour Westminster Abbey.

My flight back to the Netherlands was an early Ryanair flight, so I spent my second night in London at the airport. Overall Eurotrip II was a success, but looking back I probably would’ve done London a bit differently.

The night on the streets.

Piccadilly Circus water fountain with a newspaper: my home in London!

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Standing in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Big Ben and Parliament from the London Eye.

Buckingham Palace.

My bed at the airport - it’s better than a water fountain!

]]> http://apriha.com/2008/03/25/london/feed/ 0 Newcastle http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/newcastle/ http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/newcastle/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:23:40 +0000 Andrew Riha http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/newcastle/ Upon arriving in Newcastle, I made the decision to spend half of my time in the UK in Scotland (Edinburgh) and the other half in England (London). I bought a train ticket to Edinburgh, and I allowed myself enough time for a quick walk around Newcastle.

The Tyne Bridge.

Downtown Newcastle.

]]> http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/newcastle/feed/ 0 From Bergen to Newcastle http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/from-bergen-to-newcastle/ http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/from-bergen-to-newcastle/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:41:25 +0000 Andrew Riha http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/from-bergen-to-newcastle/ After Bergen, my next destination was the UK (specifically Newcastle) by way of the MS Queen of Scandinavia. The ~28 hour journey gave me a chance to enjoy the views of the North Sea and catch up on some homework.

Sunrise over the North Sea.

Doing some homework over a tasty all-you-can-eat seafood buffet.

MS Queen of Scandinavia at Newcastle’s port.

]]> http://apriha.com/2008/03/09/from-bergen-to-newcastle/feed/ 0 Eurotrip II http://apriha.com/2007/12/10/eurotrip-ii-2/ http://apriha.com/2007/12/10/eurotrip-ii-2/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:35:12 +0000 Andrew Riha http://apriha.com/2007/12/10/eurotrip-ii-2/ From October 23 – November 3, I traveled solo on my second major trip through Europe. Over 11 days, I managed to visit four countries (Ireland, Norway, Scotland, and England), explore a monument older than the pyramids, experience an aborted plane landing, meet new people through CouchSurfing, sail across the North Sea, celebrate Halloween in Edinburgh, and spend a night on the streets of London. My goal is to have Eurotrip II blogged before Christmas.

]]> http://apriha.com/2007/12/10/eurotrip-ii-2/feed/ 0 Eurotrip II http://apriha.com/2007/10/22/eurotrip-ii/ http://apriha.com/2007/10/22/eurotrip-ii/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:21:37 +0000 Andrew Riha http://apriha.com/2007/10/22/eurotrip-ii/ The mid-semester break has arrived! Tomorrow I leave for Ireland, followed by Norway and the United Kingdom. Stay tuned!

]]> http://apriha.com/2007/10/22/eurotrip-ii/feed/ 0