Crowne Plaza Reading

... br><br>We relax with a pre supper wine (or two), a passable curry, and then settle down to the film. The best for me of a fairly poor choice was, appropriately, one about Mandela&#8217;s time on Robben Island and his increasing friendship with his white prison warden. Vanda also can&#8217;t find one to enjoy, instead she get&#8217;s caught listening to the life history of the old dear sitting next to her. They are still at it at the end of my film, so I feign sleep.

<br><br><br>"Whatever can go wrong at the most inopportune moment, will" Sod's law<br><br>All I had to do today was to get the laptop ready for travel: clear out old files to make space for photos, transfer my planning files with all the hotel, travel and other necessary detail; and check in.<br><br>First the laptop email chose ...

... too bad, smallish suitcase, rucksack with laptop and a handbag), I&#8217;ve been reassured that if I can cope with my luggage on the tube then the USA should hold no fears for me!<br><br>Got all set up at the hotel and then headed off into London Town for last night food and drink with Ellie Dodson. Our search for English food ended up with burgers, chips and onion rings and later cider for the girls and Tia Maria for me. Was a good last night in the UK, lots of giggles.

... book our tour around Europe. Sat night, Andy, Bec and Adam came round to West Lodge and we all headed into the games room for a night of drinking, playing Buzz (after a lengthy and comical process of locating the disc) and Rock Band on the playstation, along with a yummy dinner. A great night with so many laughs.<br><br>As Chezza (Noma's mum) arrived at 6am in the morning we got to bed quite early at about 3.30am, ouch!!<br><br>So today we basically picked ...

... kindly picking me up and bringing me to their place where I'll be staying as a houseguest for a week. One of the highlights will be an evening at the Globe Theatre at London's Bankside on the 15th to see King Lear. The Globe Theatre, completed in 1997, is a close replica of Shakespeare's original playhouse, which has been faithfully restored with wattle-and-daube ...

Hey all, It's been a while since 'checking in' here again - sorry for the suspense... Since Liverpool I have again travelled out from London to the town of Bournemouth (Purbeck coast) and the historical town of Bath. Bournemouth is a seaside town on the south coast of the UK, a popular holiday/weekend destination, with calm waters and white sands. I couldn't believe it - I became sunburnt on my first day after lazing on the beach too ...

Yay, Yay, Yay... I have a flat. Feeling sick on Friday night while lying there in my 10 bed dorm I decided that it was time that I found a place to live. Saturday morning I woke up and went to internet cafe to start my search. The cheapest area in London seems to be out East. I looked at two places in the Bethnal Green area and decided on the second one. It's a 3 bedroom mansionette (duplex ...

... to take photos inside the Cathedral as there is a very unusual arch there called a strainer arch (sort of like a figure 8 on top and a part figure 8 on the bottom with "eyes" on each side - at the waist, as it were - of the 8). In the 14th century the central piers of the crossing were found to be sinking under the weight of the crossing tower, so the famous "scissor arches" (inverted strainer arches that are such a striking feature) were inserted to brace and stabilize the piers as ...

... of Lynne next to every single sign saying the word Templeton on it!). LA -&gt; Nadi Fiji - 2 weeks to see as many of the islands as possible Nadi -&gt; Auckland New Zealand - 5 weeks hop-on hop-off bus ticket to see the North and South islands Auckland -&gt; Sydney Australia - 6 week road trip up the east coast to Cairns Overland to Cairns Cairns -&gt; Alice ...

... in! Smthing to chew on maybe... hmmn). There were so many theatre's as well as agents selling tickets for all the various plays & musicals. Aunty Prema insisted that I should watch the ever famous musical, Phantom of the Opera, by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since Aunty Prema & Aunty Tracy had watched it when they visited London a few years ago, she bought me a ticket for the matinee on Tuesday. My seat was in the middle tier & that was already 38 quid! Those in the front tier was selling ...