London: Day 6

Given that I didn't get to bed till 3am this morning, I managed quite well to wake at 8am. I even managed to fit in a quick phone call to Mum, Dad & Flis which was fantastic.

Once I'd checked out etc. I headed straight for Windsor Castle - the last thing on my 'to-do' list. It was a beautiful day, and even though it was a Saturday and Windsor was busy, it was great. There's so much at the castle itself - including Queen Mary's Dolls House (a miniature of everything in the State Apartments), the State Apartments themselves, and the Castle. Definitely worth a visit.

My final stop was to say bye to Simon & Bronwyn at their place near Heathrow. We stopped for a beer, and it was a great way to end my week in London. Before I knew it, I was on the plane to Amsterdam talking to Jake, a guy from Melbourne (!) who works in the film industry. Really interesting guy, although I don't think I could ever travel like he does - he aims to hit 10 cities in 15 days! Talk about maximising your Eurail pass!!

Nathalie & Soren (friends from NUS again) picked me up from Amsterdam Schipol Airport - which was totally unexpected - and we went bar-hopping and caught up on everything that's happened to both of us since May 2005.

Already Amsterdam is looking fantastic - so very different to the UK. It's relaxed, groovy, and organised, albeit in a chaotic manner!

Tot ziens!

PS: For photos of Windsor, click here
PPS: For photos of London, click here