matt's 101 in 1001

G'day on this surprisingly sunny London afternoon!

Having a very enjoyable time in London, and have covered at least half the Monopoly board over the past five days. On Tuesday, we wandered along Oxford and Regent Streets (I had a hotel on Regent Street once, before I went bankrupt), which was an all-day affair; endless rows of department stores, selling everything under the fleeting London sun. Backpack restrictions, however, meant I left with nothing (not to mention our Aussie dollar equalling something approximating £0.000000001).

Yesterday we took the tube down to Leicester Square (that's in the yellow section of the Monopoly board, for those of you playing at home) and spent the afternoon at the theatre. Got some great (and fairly cheap) tickets to the stageplay of The Producers, which is even better as a stageplay than the recent movie remake. Well recommended, if you make it to London and fancy a jaunt at the theatre. A very cultured affair, even if it's a play about gay, singing Nazis that leaves no race, religion or gender unoffended ("Springtime for Hitler and Germany, Winter for Poland and France; Watch out Europe, we're going on tour").

Tomorrow, we're trekking over to the opposite side of London to check out the big tourist sites, such as London Bridge, Big Ben and MI6.

Not a great deal else to report; definitely off to Edinburgh on Sunday. Soon after that, we'll be looking for somewhere to rent and settle down for a few months, find some work and fit in some sightseeing during our spare time.

Just passed the three-week mark for this trip (in some ways it feels like I haven't even left yet, and in others, like I've been gone an eternity). In any case, I'm enjoying myself a great deal, even if I'm very much missing you all at home.

I'll report back soon!