From London to Edinburgh

-27/12/05- 5pm London time
Went down from the aircraft into the Main Hall, I felt no amazed; the buildings were modern as those were common in all international airports in the world. Gradually, more and more people with different skins and profiles turned out, but still could see many eastern people. I used some simple English to talk with the customs who checked my details, fortunately, he just asked me some simple questions which were easily understood, but I didn’t remember to give him my health certification I got in China, so he let me go to Health Control to examine. “It doesn’t matter” I thought, “That is a good way to practise English too.” After entered the room of Health Control, I found I was wrong immediately that I couldn’t understand the dialogue between the examiner and the applicant. It sounded more difficult and professional.

It paid me attention that there were many people with different ethnics, Indian (possible), African people, Arabian etc, we were also with different face profiles, looked like an international meeting. One more exciting case was that the girls here looked very nice, wonderful! Showing my Health Certification and some documents given by the former customs, I passed the port and formally enter into the land of UK, felt really tired, but should still find the entrance to catch the fly to Edinburgh. In civil, I had heard that the policemen here are very honest, so without any delaying, I asked the policeman in the street outside the hall, and he told me the way, but I couldn’t understand, all right, he showed me the way, cheers.

It was a little cold outside when I felt a little sleepy, but there were still some people with bedspreads staying in the corner of streets. No money to live in an accommodation? Incredible!

After 8 minutes, I reached to Terminal 1, but didn’t know how I could get the right fly. It was hard to think what I did at that time-I ask the assistants again and again, finally, caught what they meant, at that time, I really wanted to speak fluent English. Waiting over 1 hour, it was time to get off; I passed the luggage-check and boarded to plane, felt exhausted when I sat in my seat. I tried my best to see the London night-landscape, oh, I couldn’t stand folding my eyes to have a sleep, and not wake up until 30 minutes later when my ears were hurt by the noise which made me felt I would be deaf at that time.

Nightmare was going, a little better after getting off the fly, about 24 hours travelling, my god, so terrible. An older got me to the accommodation and told me some information about school and the UK, horrible, I needed rest. I didn’t feel relaxed till 1 am on 28th Dec after said goodbye to the older, I felt really relaxed because no person was in the flat so I could do everything I wanted to. But nothing I wanted except a cup of water, and then sleeping….