Holiday Inn Norwich

We are at Dick & Bridgets. Charli is fine and has already had a good explore around - Roly is not so sure - unless he is just attention seeking!!! This morning Tony & Dick have draught proofed there en-suite room! Bridget is just trying to think of ...

Having time to ourselves was one of the hopes for our travelling amongst the usual things of seeing places, meeting people and experiencing new things. Laura had a romantic notion of breaking down somewhere and having an enforced stop where we would settle into the local community whilst the friendly local mechanic set about fixing our LDV. However, breaking down in Norfolk and staying at my mum's house, in wet November wasn’t quite the idea. Instead of waking up ...

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To cut a long story short, our foray into mainland Europe has been postponed whilst we hide in Norfolk, cross our fingers and toes (and other body parts) and rather anxiously await news on Brian's health. Good news, the flat purchase went through at the end of October, it's decorated and now with a letting agent. Bad news, it needed a new boiler and radiators!

... below and check out this travel guide on the activities to try;

Hiking – You really should get to know Vietnam inside out and what better way than to explore the scenic and serene mountains in the north of Vietnam by hiking. Take in the mesmerizing nature in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and the grassy tracks of Mekong Delta offer many memorable hiking expeditions.

Jungle Trekking - Vietnam has deep green ...

... pancakes here. Mmmmm.

I also have to pack today because I'm leaving very very early (as in, bus leaves at 3am to get to Gatwick by 8:30am) tomorrow morning to go to Pisa and Florence for three nights. Super excited about that! I've never been to Pisa, so will have to do the touristy thing and check out that leaning tower. I went to Florence when I was really little, but I think I'll appreciate things like the Uffizi Gallery much more now. Plus, you know my feelings on ...

Hello!

I have been really busy the last week or so, so this is going to be a bit epic, sorry! Last weekend I went to Cromer, which is a little town on the coast or Norfolk. It's about 45 minutes on the train from Norwich. I jumped on the train on Saturday morning and just went to check it out. The beach was absolutely freezing! Crazy British people had their poor little children out in bathers (!) on the windy grey beach. Nuts!

Anyway, the old pier ...

Yahoo - I finished work yesturday - so now I can really concentrate on our huge Halloween/Tonys Birthday/10th Anniversary and leaving party and then once we've cleaned up from that ..... I can concentrate on packing..... downsizing......packing......... off loading my heavier items into Tonys rucksack ...... then repacking again.

Amazingly I was quite sad to leave work - well the friends I have made rather than the work part ...

... com is amazing and I love being able to get books delivered so quickly and cheaply, but the lack of mail is sad. I may just have to buy more books...poor me! Seriously though, I miss the goss in oz! And I miss all you guys!

Ok work to do so now I am really going. Am being quite good here and doing a fair bit of work and reading considering this is kind of like a holiday! Have also signed up for yoga classes at the uni gym, so being very good I think!

xox Hannah

... we were a bit worried on the way home if we would make it up some of the hills!! The rain held off which was good, the show was quite big - especially seeing as though it only runs for two days - midweek. We are off to the Concert for Diana at Wembley on Sunday so shall update you next week sometime. Hope you are all well, take care Love Prue xxx

Back home for almost exactly 48 hours (I think it was maybe 49.5), I managed to sleep a little; buy some last minute things; watch the original Willy Wonka with my lil sister (the Oompa Loompas are the best in this!); pack; get my hair cut; drop by and say hi to some people; and get my insurance. On Monday night I got about 2 hours sleep in anticipation of the many hours I would be bored (and thus want to sleep) on my flight. Sadly, that little plan didn't work so well...