week in ibiza...
we just got to london a few days ago and are once again shocked at the
price of ... everything.
for example:
cab ride to hotel, about 20 minutes: 45£ = $90 US !!
starbucks: $8 US
domino's 7" mini pizza: $10 US
room service 12 oz chicken noodle soup: $15 US
bottle of water: $2 US
good news though...
bottle of versace blue jeans cologne : $20 US (always $50 in the
states!!) so i did buy a few of those !!!
we are in possession of our "Oyster" pass, which lets us ride around
on all the buses and all the subways as much as we want all week for
only $45 US !!!
ALSO, we found a good persian restaurant where we can get kabob and
rice (very good quality) for about $14 US. that almost is enough to
feed two, so we have been eating a LOT of kabob and rice. not
complaining !! they also have good ash rashteh and ghormasabsi (soup
and lamb with herb sauce)
we still have not gone out in london, but when we do i will have a
serious chat with these blokes about the rules of rugby and why gordon
brown would possible want to have called an election, back in the US i
could never imagine a politician risking office for any reason, much
the less on his own accord.
... here is christy ....
Well, Mark has simply glossed over the fact that we've been pretty
sick. We got sick in Ibiza we think due to the lack of ventilation in
the clubs... they were full of smoke... you could see it from every
angle and there usually wasn't an outdoor area to escape to. We were
able to get medicine very cheap in ibiza (I think it was the only
cheap thing in Ibiza). We've been taking it really easy and we
haven't gone out to a club, bar or pub in about a week now. We plan
on going out next weekend before we return. We've just been roaming
around london doing some window shopping. We tried the fish and chips
which were rather unimpressive. (Mark states that the cod is
flavorless)
It's been pretty fun, we're feeling much better now and the trip
should turn around pretty soon. We found out that the UK recently
outlawed smoking in all public establishments so the clubs out here
should be smoke free!
I know that Jeff isn't on this e-mai list because I don't know his
e-mail address by heart but please wish him a happy birthday for me!
Happy birthday to you too Gary and Nada!
We miss you all and look forward to seeing you in a week and a half!
Love Mark and Christy Evereklian!
