Eurotrip v2.0, Vol I

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:57:06 -0800

Hey guys,

So we arrived in London on Thursday. The exchange rate is killing us. Most meals cost around $10 just for a sandwich and a drink. The hostel we're staying at is great and Abe and I have made a lot of great friends. There's a little gang of us that meet up every night at the in-house bar for the cheapest Guinness in town. Abe and I have spent most of our time just walking the city, shooting pictures, and visiting interesting places. Who ever heard of the Statue of All Physical Energy? We also saw a play tonight at Westminster.

London's been so gray and wet that most of my pictures have come out very dull, but I finally got some good ones taken at dawn and dusk today that came out very nice. I've been photoshopping them on Dad's laptop at night when things settle down.

My biggest complaint is that their are too many Americans... we're everywhere! The hostel is 80% American (with half of them being from Wisconsin and Minnesota) and the uptown area's are very touristy. Honestly, London feels much more American than European. Maybe it's because the language barrier is broken and that sense of alienation isn't as pervasive, but a lot of my expectations built during my summer 2001 trip were a miss.

Sadly, not everyone will be getting post cards. I brought 18 postcards to a register and asked for stamps, and I was asked for £18 - roughly $40. I bought half that many - priority will be given to those who have sent me postcards in the past :-)

Much love,
Trey Menefee

PS - Feel free to forward this out to friends and family that I missed (i'm working off an old email list)


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