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... park, cycling round Clumber forest and went for dinner at a pub called the Map and Compass which had a great playground for kids.

We've also been doing lots of skate boarding, and can now do drop offs into the bowl!

Tomorrow we are going to Hampshire to see some more cousins then we are going to see our ...

... I got a solid 9hrs in like 3hr blocks. Touchdown in London was (and still is as typing this) surreal. Finally collected all my luggage and lugged it out of customs. Only to find a cheery Paula waiting with a open arms!! God bless her! Well over 24 hrs in travel and I'm spent. But fighting the urge to sleep right now because apparently its the best way to get over jetlag, I shall sign off this first blog Where's Chowie. Happy reading and til next time!

... we were so exhausted.  The thing with London was that we were worked so hard during the day that we did almost nothing at night because we were so darn tired!   The next day I was once again with my art class, and we headed to the National Gallery.  We spent almost the whole day there, with a break for lunch in between when we could leave.  I had to work on my project there a bit by describing the painting I had chosen to write my final paper and presentation ...

... people. The closest we could get to the court yard where the guard changes takes place was about 15-20 people deep. After explaining to Brian that it was not worth staying to watch if you are two short to see. We ended up finding a spot in front of the fountain that stands in front of the palace. The ceremony is performed so a new guard can take over duties from the old guard - however it is accompanied by lots of pomp, guard's bands, military ...

I have to fly home this evening :( But I get to see all my family and friends again :) Don't want to go to work, but I have to I'm skint! Will finish these soon I promise ;-) Thanks to everyone for the nice comments, and can't wait to see you all :) Beck x

... Tower of London and London Bridge. There's a couple of other pics too, Callie's house which I'm staying out, and a few of the sights seen so far. Well, sorry to cut this off short, but its late and we're off tomorrow towards Scotland so might be quiet from me for a while. I have got a new phone but will text the number, cause i'm being very slack at the moment trying to figure this all out. :o) Take care, Love ya all, Talk soon WENZ xoxox

... Monday morning and we haven't really even slept yet. Agh! I think it was Kensington where we were headed, but I'm not sure. It was early and dark out and it was also quite blustery! I think it was where they had held prisoners or something?! Anyhow, after that we found a coffee shop and bought a cup of coffee and I also had a delicious croissant! We had to use the loo, so we tried to find the restroom from our trp their a ...

... I could see the ladies coming down (metal stair case at this point) and warned the ladies. The one closest to the top volunteered to go back up and let the guard know. Guard came and unlocked the door. I moved on down to the Whispering Gallery. The Whispering Gallery was cool. It is located on the perimeter of the dome, but still under the dome. Two chaps were sitting at the opposite side of the Dome, something like 32m away, and I could hear them perfectly ...

... and organised system of the Tube Underground. It was a quite disturbing thing to happen. I couldn't help but wonder what would drive someone to jump in front of a train. Very sad. Anyhow, we will be visiting all the other sites in the next couple of days i.e. Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Big Ben etc. Last night, Dad and Thyra went on a 'Jack the Ripper' night tour - where they went with a guide to all the murder sites of Jack the Ripper. They ...

... ta, Mr & Mrs R * The trip in full, April 2002 to March 2004 .....England - France - Andorra - Spain - Morocco - Mauritania - Senegal - Mali - Burkina Faso - Ghana - Tanzania - Kenya - Ethiopia - Sudan - Egypt - Greece - England - Bangladesh - India - Sri Lanka - India - Bangladesh - England ******************************** Mr & Mrs R On Tour With Carlisle United: It's not the despair. We can take the despair. it's the hope. **********************************