Lighthouse by Cyrus Blogprojects, thoughts & personal

What an amazing road to walk on. In just half an hour I experienced the following:

the cheapest Hotel near London, 32 pounds a night. A cheap place, yes! But a gem. Got everything I could want, bed, en-suite and safe with friendly staff. A few English and Americans who stay seem demanding and don’t understand the absolutely bargain they are getting for less than 40 pounds. Of course the bathroom is the smallest in the world, it’s a mobile toilet with a shower inside. Make sure you leave the door open for your legs.

The walk outside was fancinating. I learned that all buses go to Heathrow airport (2 minutes away) and they are free! I learned that there are 5 terminals, all connected with some sort of train system, again totally free.

Was approached by a car and politely asked if I would like to purchase a brand new iPhone 4. I wish I had said, “How much?” to find out more but no I said “no, thanks” like a chicken.

The street is filled with residential houses, and motel-type houses. Some are old and fancy with expensive cars protected by tall iron-wrought gates. Many front gardens are meticulously kept other places are dumping grounds for trash and some are abandoned, derelict and decaying. Many are for sale and as you can imagine planes fly low all the time.

There’s a gym that charges 9 pounds a week and next to that huge gym is a newly opened cafe that went out of business. My hotel, the Heathrow Lodge Motel, has a pub across the road, but today it’s closed, would have loved to see if they had crabbies, my new favourite. 500ml of alcoholic ginger beer.

300 metres down is another pub with a very low ceiling. The first low pillar is protected by a strapped on punching bag to protect the building from people’s heads. The staff there were cheerfully serving but expensive pricing compared to the country pubs of Shrewsbury put me off, so I did not have my dinner there.

A bit further down is a most interested reptile shop with turtles, lizards and snakes. And next door’s an aquarium shop, with stingrays, UK native freshwater spiecies, rainbowfish and the usual others.

Then McDonalds is never far away with a petrol station with cheap food. I got myself a meal deal at the petrol station, wrap + beverage + crisps (bag of chips) for 4 pounds. (cheap!)

Discovered  a unkept park with a broken gate. In the centre of this park or vacant land block was a massive tangle of mulberry trees spanning 50 square metres with thousands of plum ripe berry-fruit. Had two and still don’t feel sick so might have more tomorrow before flight to Morocco.

On my way back there was much to photograph, and amazingly had nearly missed the best part of Bath Road. A huge running creek, beautiful with lush growth on both sides. The sun was shining through the trees onto the river. I plan to return to this little river soon today. Got lots of time as sunset is around 1030pm.

Nearly forgot to mention the celebratory cherry flake McFlurry I had to mark my 36th Birthday. (Kristy reminded me as midnight struck in Australia on the 1st August 2011).

Now for some TV then off to shot some long exposures by the river.