Jurys Inn Liverpool

Well I am happy to report that despite postal strikes I have my passport back and a multiple entry visa stamp inside.<br>I was so relieved to have the passport back.I really do not like to be parted from it.<br>All I have to do now is get through the next 4 weeks at work.Oh well I am sure I will manage.<br>Bye for now.

We headed back into Liverpool today and to an enormous park. It is called Sefton Park. In Sefton Park there is a boating lake, a Victorian glass house (The Palm House), a bronzed statue of Peter Pan, a ...

... man)<br>So anyway.I got the photos done.filled out the forms then raced off to the post office to send everything to the Royal Thai Consulate.Had to be done this weekend as I am trying to avoid the massive postal strikes that are rolling out across Britain at the moment.<br>So hopefully next week I will have my passport back with my new visa in it and the last 5 weeks of work will hopefully not drag too slowly.<br>Thailand awaits.<br>

... done up like a vampire as well. Quite disconcerting - and it was most unsettling. The taxi driver said the place really goes crazy at Halloween and he hates it. He wasn't looking forward to the night ahead at all. Poor thing. Houses, shops, pubs, along the streets, all displayed symbols of death and horror. I don't think I've ever seen such a display before. We were glad to leave Wigan and the feeling of desperation we sensed.<br>

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... amount for the parcels to get back to Australia, and commented to him that the English didn't take that long to send shiploads of convicts to Australia - for nothing!!! He laughed - but it was worthwhile not having extra luggage to carry for the rest of our trip. After that I set off to see the "Beatles Story" which is on Albert Dock and was an extremely well presented display of all the life and times of the Beatles. I would have liked more time ...

... was salmon on spinach salad. It was SO delicious! Ive learned so much about cooking just from being here for a few days. Ive learned that as long as you have a basic idea, you can throw a lot of random stuff together and it will always taste good. 24 March Emily's parents came into England today via Manchester airport and emily went to hang out with them. I took this alone time to relax and get myself organized. It was a very mellow day ...

... that later from Nakusp. It's a Big country. Bordering 3 oceans, Canada is the 2nd biggest country in the world. 3,400 miles East to west and 2800 miles north to south It has 6 time zones, 15% of the worlds fresh water, and only 11% of its land is populated and on average one person per sq mile compared to 85 per sq mile in the UK. Wood Buffalo National Park is bigger than Switzerland. The island of Vancouver is larger than England. And the biggest spotty ...

... for Vickie's parents to come home to meet us. Despite the wonderful hospitality in Liverpool, it was time to move on, and after a few tears we headed off the the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield. We found a town called Bakewell, which is true English countryside, from the stone fences, to the stone houses, to the multitude of trout in the river, it was picturesq in every sense. Time was against us though, and we headed to Cambridge via the Fens district in the east ...

... of what certain governments have whipped up to try and instil fear of this &#8220;new&#8221; risk as a justification for invading other countries. <br><br>When the rain set in we took cover in the Manchester Art Gallery for the last hour it was open, and I could have stayed there much longer. The kids section was great fun, and a temporary exhibit highlighting real stories of the fast declining standard of life in Zimbabwe under the rule of ...