Wow! It's been a while since I blogged, life of a working woman I suppose. Things in jolly 'ol England are good. Christmas is around the corner and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is upon us. This weekend Matt and I treated ourselves to an early gift, tickets to Top Gear Live. Top Gear is one of the world's most popular shows, it's watch by nearly 350 million people world wide, and Matt and I have been "petrol heads" for many years now.
The shows three hosts have great chemistry and the live show is a tribute of sorts to the fans. It was a half day affair of racing cars, amazing stunt drivers, comedy and a "beauty pageant" of rare and exotic super cars. My vote was for the Ferrari California. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are brilliant live and the theme of the show was "Top Gear takes on the Olympics". The Stig made an appearance and the stunt drivers are amazing. You see these amazing slides and coordination on TV, but seeing it right in front of you if something completely different!
We were able to take a backstage tour to see the cards used in the live show. It also had the cars used in classic Top Gear episodes. They didn't have my beloved "Oliver", a 1964 Opel Kadett Richard Hammond drove in the famous Africa episode, but what can you do. Some of you may remember I had vanity plates on our LR3 in the states that said "Oliver". That was because of that episode (slightly lame I know).
Anyway, it was a great experience for Top Gear Fans and we are looking forward to the next live show in 2012. Oh, and in case you are wondering if we are going to try to visit the filmed show, we are on the waiting lists for tickets!
Visiting Top Gear Live got me thinking about driving in the UK. I'm going to be honest, in the beginning, it scared the daylights out of me. Remembering to stay on the left side was pretty easy, it was the roundabouts and small roads that were the worst. Also, when you are learning to drive at 16, you have this fearlessness about the road, mainly based off stupidity. Learning to drive as an adult is much worse. You are keenly aware you could die, kill someone, or get sued because you hit someones kid on a road with a shoulder the size of a sidewalk. I often thought if I could just hit someone and get it out of my system I would feel more much confident haha. So far so good. No accidents, roundabouts make much more sense and I only drove on the wrong side of the road twice (I think!). I also am going to toot my horn because I mastered the double roundabouts and the 7th layer of Hell, the Magic Roundabout, a giant roundabout made up of various mini-roundabouts.
The first time I drove through this beast, I had no idea what I was doing, seriously, I think Matt just about had a heart attack, but it all worked out in the end. Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves, I am still not a very good driver, no matter what country I am in, but at least I can drive a car regardless what side the steering wheel is on now.
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| Colchester Magic Roundabout |
Visiting Top Gear Live got me thinking about driving in the UK. I'm going to be honest, in the beginning, it scared the daylights out of me. Remembering to stay on the left side was pretty easy, it was the roundabouts and small roads that were the worst. Also, when you are learning to drive at 16, you have this fearlessness about the road, mainly based off stupidity. Learning to drive as an adult is much worse. You are keenly aware you could die, kill someone, or get sued because you hit someones kid on a road with a shoulder the size of a sidewalk. I often thought if I could just hit someone and get it out of my system I would feel more much confident haha. So far so good. No accidents, roundabouts make much more sense and I only drove on the wrong side of the road twice (I think!). I also am going to toot my horn because I mastered the double roundabouts and the 7th layer of Hell, the Magic Roundabout, a giant roundabout made up of various mini-roundabouts. 
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