Helloooo!
It has been a while…to say the least! Let me say I’m sincerely sorry for
leaving you all in the dark (without a light). But let’s get on to where I’ve
been for the past year and a bit, I moved to London! WHAT? I know right, but
hey things can change pretty drastically. Currently I’m back in the Fraser
Valley enjoying the good life. There is nothing like coming back home after
living in a busy city/different country. London is an amazing city; you cannot
go to Europe without visiting it! There’s a little bit of history everywhere
you walk. I lived in Bermondsey, an area in the Southwark borough in south
London. Incredibly close to Tower Bridge just down the road from the Bermondsey
market, Borough market, and the tube station London Bridge. It was a great spot
to live; I couldn’t believe how I lucked out. Days after I returned to Canada a
friend sent me a link to BBC about the World War Two bomb that was in
Bermondsey. Scrolling through the website I couldn’t believe my eyes but the
bomb was found on Grange walk, right next to my old flat! What a piece of
history to be a part of! But don’t worry they have safely moved the bomb to a
quary in Kent to be detonated.
Whilst
in the UK I made great friends, explored amazing places, and did not pick up an
accent. (I know that’s what your all wondering). However I did pick up a few
new words for example:
Whilst
Trainers
(runners, or for Americans tennis shoes)
Flat
(we all know that one is apartment)
You
alright? (It’s like slang for saying how are you? I could never get used to
that. As a Canadian it means “are you hurt” or “are you sick”. I always thought
people were assuming something was wrong with me.)
Daft
(More of a northern thing than in the south, but I did have a friend from
Liverpool who said daft. It means silly or stupid.
Fancy
(I had fun with this word WHILST I was there. Do you fancy a walk? Translating
to would you like to go for a walk?)
Posh
(It means very high class! There’s an area in London called Mayfair, and it is
filled with stores like Marc Jacobs, Lanvin Paris, Oscar de la Renta,
Balenciaga, and Christian Louboutin to name a few. That’s a posh area! Side
note: My friends and I were walking through Mount Street Gardens and spotted
Alec Baldwin facetiming somebody in the park causally sitting on a bench.
Definitely had to hold my crazy fan girl inside WHILST walking through a POSH
area! (See what I’m doing?)
Anyways,
I will always cherish my time in London. I plan to go back, but maybe more
north this time. Lately I’ve been dreaming of the English Lake District or Peak
District, but that’s another blog post.
I’m
extremely excited to share with you what I’ve been working on for the last
little while. First the layout is different, keeping it classy! I’ve got a TON
of cute spring looks that I cannot wait to show you, easy crafts and DIY
projects for you to try out, traveling diaries of where I’ve been to this past
year, and maybe even a fashion video, WHAT? Now are you as excited as I am!?
Check
out my classic tourist London photos and let me know what you’ve been up
to for the past year, or have you been to the UK before? What are your
favourite things about traveling the UK? Post a :) in the
comments if you like the new layout, and are looking forward to cute spring
outfits.
To
find out more about the Bermondsey bomb check out this link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unexploded-second-world-war-bomb-causes-chaos-in-london-after-being-dug-up-by-builders-10128412.html
Thank
you SO very much for reading and for sticking by me!
Lots of Love
Julieanne
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