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... and where i began my love affair with nutella crepes, surely a gift from the gods.

So our tour began, led by Sam, an Australian who has lived in Paris for over a year. Many of the places Josh and I had already seen, but it was good to hear the backstory and some of the quirky tales that went along with them - such as

*Notre Dame - the main bell of the cathedral weighs over 13 tonnes! It isn't rung anymore because it's movement causes ...

... hope it won´t happen with a flight from Tokyo to Sydney......!!!!!
That would be really stupid.....
But okay.....sorted...took the evening boat from Hook of Holland.....made a call to Clophill..
Sorry about that as we sort of would have met up with all of our Ingerland Friends that night...but okay...Rosie and Richie understood.

So the next morning...arrived at Harwich after a wild night at the Channel...
Took the train to Scouserpool ...

... free leisure pass which gave me a VIP pass to any of 20 famous museums and art exhibitions. Next year i intend to visit again, but this time i'm going for a less traditional style break. Me and my friend Kate are going to arrange a personal shopping tour guide in London and seek out all the most exclusive boutiques, frequented by celebrities the world over. I would be happy to tell more if you message me. best wishes, Sara

... which is displaying amazing books and manuscripts, including one of the Library's 2 copies of the Magna Carta. While the copy on display is in much poorer condition than the one at Salisbury Cathedral, the exhibit is very informative as it explains the background to document's creation. We then walked back to our hotel - a day with a lot of exercise. We met a friend for a couple of drinks at our hotel then a light meal before a relatively early night.

... in time to join a tour (good luck for me, not so great luck for Gaynor) and so I got to reenact Warnies antics on the balcony, take a clandestine photo of the Ashes, get shown around the members pavilion, explore the media centre, perform the key test on the wicket, watch a game of real tennis (weirdos) and watch Trescothick being interviewed. All very exciting (despite the tour guide being old and boring). After Lords it was off to Abbey Rd before walking ...

The washing saga, Part II. By this point in time our wet clothing had made a train ride from stratford to London, been in a left luggage locker for hours, had waited home alone while we went to the theatre, and spent its first night in London. It smelt great! No really. You have no idea. So this morning we made a trip to our local laundry mat. Total cost of washing = 3 GBP in Stratford + 3.60GBP each for washing in London + 7 goes at 20p ...

Yeah, here at Luton airport, drinking coke...very uninteresting....just saw what I think was a Pole fighting a load of police...its fair to say..he didn';t win...also met a psychopathic guy from leads who couldn't believe there were no buses to Leeds at 3am...luckily there was one, so I didn't get murdered

So we went to Oxford today. I thought Oxford University was 1 college but it is really made up of multiple colleges including Christ Church (where lots of the Harry Potter films were shot), Magdelen college, and many more. The Ashleon Museum was cool with Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and European artifacts. The Museum of Science was awesome with Astrology, Chemistry, Physics, etc artifacts and exhibits. Christ Church Cathedral was amazing and ...

... up the Mile, after coming down from the Craigs where I had a tea (as in a snack) on the hillside, I again noticed new little wynds and closes that led into courtyards, balconies and windowsills with little flourishes that gives so much character to this city. I've heard a lot of people say this age is the time of your life. I'm not sure I ever felt confident that this was true but it occurred to me a few days ago that I am having the time of my life in Edinburgh.

... which was full to bursting) to give me something to do, and now what? When he finally got in, he was clearly in a relaxed mood (I can't imagine why - it's not like he wouldn't be out at work again for the next 3 months or anything!) and there was all a bit too much sitting down and chatting going on for my liking - I wanted to see action, preferably frenetic - and nothing less. To cut a long story short, we managed to get all we needed ...