I am writing this from my new offices - the firm moved to new diggs on Park Lane, right next to the Dorchester Hotel, one of the most expensive in London. If I went and looked out the window, I'd see some Bentleys, Lambourghinis's... you know, that sort of thing. We are right across from Hyde Park, so I've gone to each my packed lunch there already. The new offices are really nice and fancy - all white and glass and modern, very posh.
Hrm, what have I been up to the past week or so? Well last week at work had some very late nights (post midnight) due to a brief submission. I got pretty run down with it all, and by Thursday knew I wasn't well. Fortunately due to the office move we Interns were given Friday off, so when I woke up feeling ill I didn't have to phone in sick!
But being the consumate tourist I am, I didn't let a little thing like a cold get in the way of seeing the countryside! On Friday I took a trip out to an old manor named Knole, which is in the heart of an ancient deer park, where the Kings used to go hunting. It was soooo lovely!! I really enjoyed it. The weather in London has also been fantastic recently - every day has been between 27 and 30, so there was some good 'bone warming' time in teh sunshine. 
Saturday I joined up with other members of the Katherine Swynford Society for a walk around London looking at what remains of the 14th century. Not many (but some) of the buildings exist anymore, but we were still able to use our imagination, and I got to learn a few new areas of the city which, remarkably, I hadn't discovered yet. If you are interested, check out my Flickr site for photos, and if you are interested, look up Katherine and become as obsessed as me!
On Sunday my new friend Kathryn and I went on a journey up to Hatfield, where Elizabeth I was raised and later imprisioned. It is also where she found out she had become Queen, and she later gave the property to her Prime Minister - Lord Burley (Cecil), and it has remained in his direct line ever since. It has always been a dream of mine to see Hatfield and it really lived up to my expectations - it was fantastic! After our visit we stopped off at a local pub to watch the tragedy which was the England/Germany football match. I have a feeling the curse I have with hockey has transposed onto football, as I had a England jersey on me for the first time and they got thumped... so who should I go for and who should I officially support, as we move forward?!
No big plans for this coming week, other than to go to Trafalgar Square on Canada Day... I'd really like to get over the cold I've got - I lost my voice completely on Saturday and have sounded terrible ever since. I'm not sick enough to hit up a doctor, but am still sick enough to not feel great! Stupid foreign colds!!hugs to all back home. hope you are well.
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