Empress Select Holiday Flats Blackpool
10 Empress Drive Blackpool, Lancashire, England, FY2 9SE, United Kingdom
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Who decided on this stupid time to get up !
THE DAY BEFORE
Need to find suitcase, Immodium, Diaralyte.....pack 12 pairs of shoes (just to compete with Megan)
Mrs Snape buying ribbon for suitcases. Selecting music for coach - yes I do have Frank Sinatra, Mozart, Take That for Mrs Green and Stone Roses for Mrs Shaw.
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The Final Countdown. . .
... half the baggage allowance to allow for some serious market haggling and I know where my passport and tickets are. I think. . . I'm anxiously awaiting the delivery of my trusty Rough Guide - it might answer some of my questions. . . What will I eat? What will it be like? Where should I go? What shouldn't I do? (on that note - apparently you're not supposed to put your chopsticks vertical in your rice - it's the sign of death or something. . . what have I let myself in ...
How many times can you pack a bag?
It's now only 2 sleeps until my great adventure begins . . . a 3 week trip to China! There's a few words which describe how I feel about it, including 'I can't wait!!' and 'what was I thinking?!', though I'm mostly excited.It's come round so fast, I can't quite believe I'm getting on a plane in less than 48 hours. Needless to say I've been packing and sorting frantically for the last day or two, and have the customary feeling of dread that I've forgotten something. And ...
Now Your Back's to the Road.
So we're starting this little trip tomorrow.
I guess it's only right to start a little record of all the events that follow. There are a number of reasons for this. One is so people know where we are, and also so somewhere down the line, when nostalgia strikes, I can read this back and judge my use of the English language.
Anyway, so who are we and where are we going?
I'm Adam, who's been doing bits and bobs ...
Final stop: Liverpool!
... next morning! A lot of Beatles adventures this weekend, but it was well worth it. The bus was probably the most exciting part of the whole tour. Our tour guide was kind of a douche though! Whenever I asked him a question he would go, "well what's it to you?" and didn't seem like he was kidding, or answer my question. We saw where Ringo and George were born and raised, John Lennon's old house, Pauls home where hundreds of songs were written, ...


