On Friday we went to Cambridge, where we ate and walked and got lost and found ourselves again.
I have three things to say about Cambridge. Because I've been before many times, and you all have either been or seen so many photos of the place you feel like you know it.
1. Cambridge is not very wheel-chair friendly. My grandmother has trouble walking because of her bad hip, so we wheel her around in a wheel chair. And let me tell you, it was very hard work in Cambridge! And rather painful for her because of all the bumps and cobbles and stuff.
2. Cambridge is a dream for bicycle lovers. I spent all my time ogling bicycles and drooling over the more attractive ones. I found my perfect bicycle! (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). It's an old fashioned women's city bike: a gorgeous white Raleigh with a beautiful flower design, a basket and a rack.
3. Cambridge is full of trendy students and cute young men even in the summer. One of the upsides of being in Britain is that I see many more cute guys than I did in Greece. When we went for coffee the cashier was a particularly drool-worthy twenty-something blond (and I'm not even that keen on blonds!). I tried giving him my most charming style, but there's only so much you can do when you're with your loud squabbling mother and aunt... (Unfortunately I don't have a photo, which is a pity because his haircut was absolutely perfect!)
On Saturday it rained all morning and then we went to Hampstead Heath where we got caught in the rain and promptly drenched. Afterwards we went to central London.
Three things about London:
1. If you want to buy an epilator go to Boots, it has the best selection. Also the Boots in Oxford street is absolutely huge!
2.Chelsey is a lovely neighbourhood, but also very expensive. If you decide to eat there bring a credit card and be prepared for a lot of damage.
3. Central London is also not very wheel-chair friendly (and they want to host the Olympics!). Some of their underground parkings don't even have lifts. And don't get me started with the underground!
And on Sunday I was invited to a barbecue in Clapham Junction!
Angela and Charles decided to have a barbecue to welcome her back to London. They invited all their friends, but apparently two weeks notice isn't long enough in London and at least half had already made plans. It rained all morning and most of midday so many of the other half decided to stay at home. But it still was fun!
Charles bought a gazebo that he set up in the garden and then spent hours trying to get the barbecue to work in the rain. But then the sun came out, the chicken - and the german sausages from Lidl brought by Cora the german- were cooked to perfection. We were all foreigners, and many were engineers, and we had lots to drink, lots to eat and laughed a lot.
I finally got to meet Giovanni (good looking, Italian and charming), Charles old room-mate from Brixton in who's bed Nikoletta and I had slept innumerable years ago while he was away and we were visiting. We had left him a post-card thanking him for the use of it, which we later learned he had kept to remind himself that two women had once slept together in his bed (and bemoan the fact he hadn't been there I guess...)
And Joss, the French womaniser, told us all about the restaurants he takes his dates and are guaranteed to work. Actually he said he first decides which restaurant he wants to go to and then goes through his phone list to see which woman best matches it. Charles and Albert the techie immediately started talking about creating an app to better help men like Joss pair up restaurants and women, and another for the women, to explain to them what their date's restaurant selection implies. I'm pretty sure Albert is working on it as I type...
Anyway, it was fun.
And now back to working on my CV. Charles and the consultant from RIBA I got in touch with gave me lots of advice on how to better it.
They all boil down to two things:
1. Include as much stuff as you can in the most concise manner.
2. Lie as much as you can.
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