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Day 10
... sure I'll find a way to slip it into polite conversation.
What I've mainly got out of this trip has been more of a cultural experience. I think I've spent too long in Sweden to truly be culturally English (if such a thing exists, which I very much doubt considering what a motley lot we are) ever again. This I suppose is inevitable, as I've never done the ex-pat thing and all of my friends and acquaintances are Swedish. I've also ...
Day 9
... around Meadowhall - again. After my fairly unsuccessful outing on Friday, I decide to give it another try. I hate shopping at the best of times, and late-night shopping until 11 pm a couple of weeks before Christmas is not my idea of fun. The only bright spot of the entire evening is a brass band (maybe a former colliery band?) playing Christmas carols. Don't even like Christmas but they still manage to bring a lump to my throat.
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Days 7 and 8
Waiting for the tram in Hillsborough, I see a parent with their child on a "leash". Or with reins, as they were called in my day. Very practical indeed, but they would doubtless cause an outcry in Sweden. Also chance upon a general store, and by general I mainly mean tat. Looking for outrageous bling to take back to Sweden but it's all far too tasteful. But do manage to pick up some Little Britain stickers for 20p.
At 1.30 pm ...
Day 6
... public houses, I'm afraid (might explain a few things). I think what's confusing me most is how posh and well-kept everything seems. Like the Winter Gardens, a kind of atrium with tropical plants and fancy cafes that's sprung up round the corner from the library. But I suppose that the city centre is bound to be where the money's been poured in. I guess I'll have to head out to my old haunts around Sharrowvale Road to get more of a sense of where Sheffield is at. ...
Katie and Dave's Wedding
The best day and night of my life. From waking up and having a fry up with the summit crew to getting ready together and the going to the church. As soon as I approached the church I saw Dave outside and started crying I was so happy to be there. Katie said that I was the first person she saw she entered the church and she couldn't stop smiling. At the end of ...