Dean Park Watford

A quick update so those family members that have been holding their breath for 2 weeks can take a deep one - we arrived home at 1am this morning.

No cause for alarm - on Wednesday we'd crossed the Julian Alps and were heading for the Dolomites when the rain started again. We decided crossing lots of high passes in the rain would be dangerous/unfun, so turned for home. (Truth be ...

... the Palace and admire the intricate craftsmanship on the walls, ceilings, and chandaliers. The hightlight was the Royal Ballroom, which was set up for a State Dinner.Words can't justly describe the extravagance of the place settings. And to top off my day of culture another flat mate (from Penn State) and two of the girls from above (Stetson and Tulsa) attended Proms in the Park with the Royal Philharmonic at a festival in Hackney, which is a few tube stops ...

... bus but decided walking would be more entertaining as we would get to see some of the town. After being baffled by countless little things that are different we saw a double decker buss coming. So Aimee grabbed her camera to snap a picture. The bus driver saw us standing there camera ready and actually opened his window and gave a smile and wave for the camera. Not that we were obviously tourists or anything standing there pointing a camera at a bus. We ...

... window until someone came out the door and said, "Were you going to St Louis? There is another flight, let me see if they have room." This flight was supposed to have left around 7pm or so, and was also delayed. The woman got off the phone, and said, "They have room. If you hurry, you can make it." I asked which way, and then even thought I had been awake for more than 22 hours and was tired, I RAN to the next gate. They said, "Oh, here you are. You were ...

... of the australian flag and I'm happy if we beat new zealand :) and when I meet australians I feel like I met someone from home. I seriously miss it . I was on the plane thinking that I don't wanna leave my newly established home yea ... I miss it :( booo :( I knew that I will miss it :( wtf ... I LIKE it :) even though I complain all the time - I have a very high standard of life ... and even though everything is fake ... I still like it ... it ...

... t help it) of various necropolises. Incredible that we came for the beach but are immersed in history dating to 200 BC. Anyway, the final breath-robber is that the trail opened up to the vividly turquoise Mediterranean studded with shark-tooth rock formations. The following 2 days can be described as the most amphibious of my life. Warm, translucent waters. Cliff-jumping beneath 2000 year old toppled roman watchposts. Retreating to our ...

... was amazing. Our plane actually headed south out of Calgary so I had a wonderful view of the mountains and of the city. Also there were not too many clouds, so there was lots to see along the way....of course until I reached England which of course is covered with clouds and it is cold! I left 30 degree weather for rain and wind....go figure....but I do hear Eastern Europe is having an amazingly hot summer! YEAH! I did run into one of my ...

... we slept through our alarm this arvo I hope it doesn't happen again!! We will be heading to the France. I hope all is going well over there!! and no, to the people who are wondering, I am not home sick yet! Anyways, better get going, I tried to upload some photos but couldn't with this computer, so will try another time. You can either leave a message on this sight, or send us an email at sandmanvan@hotmail.com Love always, Jess & Colin.

... I want a speccccial towel and a moneybelt - gotta watch out for those thieving little scallies, and thats just Tommy n Dave ahahahahaha. Not funny. FYI - Someone from the office is getting me a number 30 from the machine as we speak. Remember this is only FYI. In conclusion, skint and nervous. Starting to panic due to lack of preperation and stuff i need. I know it'll all work out but the others seem a bit more sorted. Pressing matters for me - can i afford an ...

These are just a bunch of pictures from my flatmate Shazza's going away. Shazza had enough and decided to go back to Australia, and we've missed her terribly ever since. She teased us and we thought she was going to come back, but apparently she's found a good reliable fridge and would rather pull hick australian guys than jug-earred bad toothed english guys. Love you Shazza!