in which we traverse the continent

I want to do a fic roundup but it will have to wait until I have REAL FREE TIME, ie. February. In the meantime, here is a list of stuff I've done recently, in boring dot point form because my blood sugar is so low and my sleep debt is so high that it's a miracle I can still spell, let alone form amusing travel narratives:

- seen both Wicked and Chicago on the West End

- went to the Devil's Coffeeshop (LOOK HOLLY I DID IT) and met up with spikeyboots, who is MANY TYPES OF AWESOME; we basically babbled non-stop at each other for a few hours

- rang in 2009 in Trafalgar Square

- spent seven hours total in Paris, walking from Gare de Nord to Bercy with enormous suitcases (an extperience) and then going out for croque monsieur

- took an overnight sleeper to Florence (an experience and a HALF) and then another train to Venice

So: we re in VENICE. VENIIIIIIICE. I have a three-day vaporetto pass, which means lots and lots of little boat-buses and wandering over bridges and eating terrifying amounts of pizza. Will keep you updated.