Alexandra House Wroughton

... to find that we couldn't get in because their fancy electronic key system was down. Happily, one of the hostel staff members was a really nice Aussie guy and he recommended a great Mexican/Spanish restaurant to us, so we headed there while they got their system up again. The food was great, though we did have to wait for twenty minutes for a table. Bath was absolutely jumping last weekend! I wanted to go to Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant, which is in ...

... Michael's Church to help us sort and pack the boxes. You are all stars...

We can't wait to start seeing the smiling faces of people receiving your shoeboxes and we promise to keep you up to date with where we are, who we meet and the reaction your gifts receive.

Check back on Monday when the Trussell team will reach Bulgaria and start distributing your shoeboxes to men, women and children living in poverty...

... 8221; to Wimbledon (but this time, it took several trains and one bus to get there!). On the way “home,” Murray and I picked up some more to-go pasties for dinner (love those things) – and then we baby-sat the girls for the night because James and Sue Ellen had previous plans. The girls slept like angels all night, and Murray and I booked our hotel for our next few nights in Rome and I caught up on some journaling.

Tomorrow, we head to Italy ...

Willie and Kath came up for a few day's at half term in October, to catch up with Sid and Debbie and to get a wee rest if that is possible with two small children!! They went on a pumkin hunt at Blenheim but did not tdo the hunt , instead they had a fish and chip picnic in the park, and ran around with the kids all afternoon. Here are a few pic's mailnly of Maisie and Ruan.

I think I ended up back in Trowbridge at the best time of the year... lol What with Halloween and Guy Fawkes night!!

I was a little exhausted when I got back. I think I was happy to be somewhere where I didn't have to literally live out of my suitcase!

While I was back, I opened a bank account and also applied for my national insurance number so I can work in the UK. It was a fairly short process because I have a British passport! I've applied ...

... pub name in England, with more than 480 pubs in England bearing that name.

We got to Bath and saw the Roman baths which were very interesting, and after that we got to explore Bath on our own. We didn't have much time after taking so long at the Roman Baths, so there wasn't much we could do besides walking around the city and enjoying the architecture surrounding us. Bath is a beautiful place. I would definitely like to spend more ...

... and it seems there is no wind here. Walking around the stone circle is fun and I take a lot of photos. I'm thinking, however, that the stones could have been bigger, at least I expected them to be bigger.

The circle used to work as an astronomic calendar, it would predict the solstice or some natural calamities. It was also used as a place of prayer, and people would meet here to begin and to end each season of the year.

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