St Patrick's Day Shenanigans!

Well, as I'm sure you are all aware, last Saturday was St Patrick's Day. So naturally, Josh, Pete and I had planned for a big day of drinking.

Firstly though, some other news. Josh has managed to get himself a job. Pete and I called our agency for him and 2 days later he was in work. He's working in a telemarketing company like Pete and I are but the hours are from 1pm-9pm which is alright but I think he'd rather a 9-5 job.

My arm is healing quickly, the bruising is completely gone and the movement is getting much better, I can now almost straighten & bend it completely. Its a huge relief to know that it wasn't serious, I was worried for a while back there that it may have affected my trip somewhere along the way.

Also, the other week we decided to do some sight seeing because Josh and Pete hadn't really had a chance to get out and see the city. We got off the tube at Westminster station which brought us right into the centre of some major attractions. Just by looking around from the station exit we could see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. We decided to stick around here for a while to take some photos and soak in the atmosphere of London as the sun sank in the distance .
Now for St Patrick's Day. Our day began at 10am when we arrived at the pub around the corner from our house for a 2pound full English Breakfast. Because it was a special occasion we all decided to indulge in a Guinness with our breakfast to prepare our taste buds for what was to come. I somehow convinced the barman to give me a Guinness hat which made the day all the more St Particksy!

After brekky, we grabbed an 8pack of Fosters and jumped on the tube. The plan for the day was to see the sights of London, accompanied with our trusty tour guide called Foster. Being the perfect gentlemen that we all are, we decided that we would be so kind as to include our guide in our photo's. We walked across the city from sight to sight and continued to bev along the way. We managed to see, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, London Eye, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus.



After the sun set and the pubs began to fill we decided to finish off our supply and head to the nearest Irish pub, which happened to be in Piccadilly Circus. By this stage our kindness to our guide had worn off so we ditched him in the gutter and off we went, walking like crippled men, to the Irish pub. It was packed full with fellow St Patrick's celebrators singing and dancing and a good night was had by all, especially Pete and Josh! (you know what I mean).

And that was our St Patrick's Day...

The End.

Blakos has arrived!

Fortunately & unfortunately, since my last update a lot has happened!

Fortunately, Josh has arrived in old London town. He arrived last Thursday. Pete and I both took the morning off work to collect the man from the airport. We'll we thought it would only be the morning... Unfortunately for all of us, Josh's flight was delayed for 4 hours! The only good thing about that was the extra few hours sleep Pete and I got that night. Josh didn't know we'd be meeting him at the airport as we'd told him that we couldn't get the morning off work. After a good hour on the London underground, Pete and I arrived at the airport, waited for another 45mins and followed Josh down into the tube station for our long awaited surprise appearance! Unfortunately he spotted Pete before we had planned but was still a good surprise for the old boy. The long tube ride back to our house left us with no choice but to hear the stories of home from the freshest Aussie in London!

Unfortunately, after showing Josh our house, Pete and I had to make our way back to work. By the time we walked in the door at work, it was 2pm... Luckily our boss is pretty easy going and didn't mind, too much, that we were a few hours late. I offered to work back an extra 1/2hr for the next week to make up for lost time. Not to help them out but rather to recuperate lost funds from our morning with Josh. Then, 4 hours later, we were back home again, sitting down to a nice meal with a few beers celebrating Josh's arrival.

Friday night came quickly, and the alcohol disappeared equally as fast, and before we knew it we were out on the town, Camden Town... Josh made his mark on the town as expected VIDEO HERE! and Pete made his mark on the bus, also as expected. VIDEO HERE! The night was a success and Josh had done many things that he wished he had fond memories of...
Saturday night was planned out as another night on the town in Camden. The three of us went around to our old housemate, Yasin's house just around the corner and had some drinks there before heading out. Unfortunately we didn't get far... We bumped into the landlords on the street who Yasin had a massive grudge against and a fight broke out between them. Pete and I both jumped in to give a helping hand and unfortunately I took a nasty fall and screwed my arm. The elbow bent out the wrong way and the pain was excruciating. So after everything calmed down we all went home and I just nursed my aching arm which was now almost twice the size of my left. Strongarm? The next day I went to hospital to get it checked out and after waiting for about 3.5hrs I got some painkillers and an x-ray which showed that it wasn't broken, but I still couldn't move it without extreme pain.
Since then, it has bruised up massively but the swelling has reduced and I can move it a fair bit. Still can't straighten it out or bend it fully. I've got another appointment at the hospital on Monday for a review which I'm hoping will bring good news not bad :(

Everything else is pretty much the same old. Still working at the same place, still drinking at the same place and still sleeping at the same place. Maybe next week I'll have another update. We have planned to see a bit more of London on the weekend, with the help of the tasty tour guide named Fosters!

Until then... Cheerio!!!