Notting Hill Carnival - Aug. 26 & 27

Also on bank holiday weekend - Carnival takes over the streets of Notting Hill.

London BBQ

Bank holiday weekend brought sunshine to London for the first time in weeks. Sander hosted a bbq at his place in Swiss Cottage.

I've found a flat

Hello all. Just wanted to give a quick update on the flatsearch. The search for the 1BR was very frustrating and virtually impossible. Too many young professionals with the same budget, looking for the same modern flat. So, I decided to pool my resources and get a flatmate. In one day we found an amazing 2 bed 2 bathroom duplex penthouse walking distance to work!!!!!! We have 2 terraces! We will be paying the same amount for this amazing space as we would have for an ordinary 1 bed. I will be living with Jacky, a lawyer who also just moved here from Toronto. Move-in day is sometime at the end of this week. I will post some pics soon.

I've Arrived!

I've arrived in London but the flight over was horrible. I got stuck sitting next to a drunk who smelled like a bar and who passed out as soon as he got on board. This would have been ok except that he kept falling over on me. Despite the fact that he already smelt like booze, the stewardesses still served him wine and beer. Covering myself with a blanket to try and pretend this was not happening, the last straw came when he spilled a can of beer all over himself and the seat in front of him - while passed out. I requested to be moved. The next 4 hours were more enjoyable but I was still traumatized by the first 3.

Luckily my baggage came out quickly with no problems. No problems getting to my apartment. Here are photos of my serviced apartment. It is very spacious and super nice. The only problem was that it is on the 5th floor and at first I was so happy to see an elevator in the lobby - only thing is it only goes to floor 4. I had to drag my 100 lbs of luggage up one flight of stairs which was challenging to say the least. Here are some photos. I'm off to explore the neighbhourhood.

Last night out in Toronto... for a little while

Taste of the Danforth

"See you later" Drinks @ the Keg