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Caria and Caroline - Christmas in Covent Garden
... bought the contents of Zara and yet again I wished I could shrink another 5 inches as I gazed enviously at what was on offer. Caria and I had a fantastic time and a great laugh, she really made my day and I can't wait to catch up next week for Caria and Caroline do London....part 2!
From Covent Garden I ventured to Harrods to meet Anna, Jess and Sam. Now Dympna says we visited when we were about 11 years old when we used to ...
Last days
... and the like. What I liked most is that many of the pubs and cafes all spill out on to the street with no one fussing about licences, etc. Phil explained that the only time this tends to be curtailed is if it is in more heavily residential areas where the noise is a bother. It created such a nice atmosphere on the street, felt celebratory and relaxed (helped that London had had its first completely sunny day).
Sunday
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First Day in London
... with the same menu-- wasn't kidding). When complaining about how terrible my bunk bed was (seriously just a thin cot like mattress with springs sticking up) Addie let it slip how great her queen size bed was, so naturally- like any good cousin would- I decided to snuggle with her the next few nights. It was nice until the roof started leaking at 7 am this morning. ...
Keeping up Appearances
... in one tower but no 3 of the towers are connected. We walked down the spindly staircase and I was mortified and kept asking Bev who was in front of me whether we were at the bottom yet. Give me rollercosters I can do it but give me winding staircases I would rather do something else. I figured out this fear today. We then proceeded to repeat this procedure with the two other towers who staircases were shorter going up but the third one was long going down. The third ...
Part 1: Shit weather!!!
... a bit of a turning point in the European climate, as April Showers finally became May flowers. I think, perhaps, the countryside of Italy is a little underated, as it has the stunning Amalfi Coast, the pretty mountains through the middle, the lakes in the north and the majestic Alps to boot. The Italians economic woes do not appear to have hindered the rail system too much, and cruising this way up to Venice didn't really get old!
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