So I finally met Ben. And he managed to get us lost. Actually we were taking Britrail to Dover. Turns out we can to change trains at Ramsgate and the next train wasn’t coming for another 45 minutes. So we ended up going into town, and we got back to our station, our connection train already left. It got there early. Have you ever heard of a public transportation leaving early. Geez Louise! You would be lucky if it got their on time. So we hauled our asses back to town to get something to eat. Ben headed over to what he calls the American Consulate, aka McDonalds. I refuse to go there. The food makes me totally nauseous. Blah! So I headed over to an express cafe across the street. And let me tell you it wasn’t expressed. I waited 15 minutes and they still didn’t put my food on the grill. In true American fashion, I was on the verge of making a really big scene, when they finally decided to give me my money back. The lady didn’t get the concept that I wouldn’t be able to wait 5 minutes, because I would miss my train. Bah!

So we finallly made into Dover at 3:15 pm. Climbed up many stone steps up to Dover castle. It was so pretty. We got two discounts, the late admission and student fare. Yeah! You know, I got to utilize this student image as much as possible. hehehe =) When got into the castle, there was a note warning us of strong winds. And it was quite reminiscient of my days on State Quad at university. Almost got blown away a couple of times. It was an amazing castle. Even thought it took us about 5 hours to get there. Before we headed back to Central London, we went to this pub. I forgot what it was called but the meal was dirt cheap. Our total came out to about £9 for two people. This of course, included a drink, appetizer and main entree. I had the most amazing lamb burger. It was heavenly. Dude! What, do you think I was going to have beef. Hell no! No foot and mad cow disease for me. They can keep in the UK for all I care. *evil grin* I’ve been fighting this urge to have beef. I have such strong cravings for it. I think the first thing I’m going to do when I get back is to get a large juicy burger with a milk shake. *stomach growls* *yum yum* or I can get myself a 16 inch steak. Maybe, my chums can take me to Peter Lugers for my birthday. Nah! I’m just kidding. The thought of a nice juicy steak is just as good. *Mmmm Good*

On our way back to Central London, I almost fell out of the Britrail train. No I wasn’t being clutzy. So this is what happened. I just got back from the loo (that’s the Brit’s term for the toilet, don’t ask me why?) and some dork that got off the train at the previous station didn’t shut the door. Remember, this train is at least going a good 80 mph. But it’s all good. I’m fully entacted.

Well, off to Oxford tomorrow.