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Let's face it... being chivalrous, while being a nice tenet to live by - is extremely frustrating.

As promised, a few pics from the new flat.

So - updates for the last few days. Tuesday night I dropped by the Maple Leaf pub (the Canadian Pub in London). I was going to have a quick beer before running off to Windsor to pack before moving the next day. Turns out the last Ottawa v Philly game was on - so I had to stay and watch it. I met a bunch of students from the LSE and proceeded to kick off a night of food and drink - including going to this *insane* (like, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas insane) restaurant. I missed the last train to Windsor, so I had to take a train that went close by and cabbed the rest. I ended up staying up until 3am packing, only to have to wake up at 7am to pack the car and drive into London (twice) and wait for the cleaners/inventory clerks, etc. Moving is serious business over here.

Anyway, last night I unpacked a few things and had a nice bath at the new flat. (I'll have pictures up soon). It's right in Charing Cross road, which is a perfect location. I walked to work this morning. Also, the noise level beyond 10:00pm is surprisingly low. The flat itself gets lots of light, has hardwood floors and is furnished to an extremely high standard (all stainless steel applicances. The bathrooms are all done in slate tiling (I have my own en-suite bath).

Suffice to say, I'm happy as hell right now.

I may have a plan - and I dare say, it's cunning.

Nigel's sister, Erica is in London for a working vacation. We spent the weekend walking around London. Saturday was the west end; Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and Buckingham Palace. Sunday was the south bank. We went to the Design Museum, which was a bit of a disappointment. It was a decent enough museum, but too small. With so many aspects of design - the space is too small to really serve the purpose. They had an exhibition on 'British Designers' of the year. Both Rockstar Games and Jonathan Ive are featured.

I arrived in Madrid this evening. Ron and I went to Casa Botin - for a fantastic meal. Also having opened in 1725 - it happens to be the oldest restaurant in the world. Amazing....

I finally found a new flat. It's right on Charing Cross road, round the corner from Leicester Square and Covent Garden. It's an amazing location - 'the centre of the universe' as the agent said, only semi-ironically. This is a huge load off my mind, as I was faced with the prospect of being homeless at the end of the month. I've already discovered the benefits of being in that location - right around the corner we went for a quick drink, and there was the world-wide premier of X-Men 2... the buzz about the place is palpable.

My schedule is starting to shape up for May. I'll be back in North America for 2 weeks, hopefully attending Greg and Mad's wedding at the same time.