Novotel West Manchester

... br>All being well we'll have managed to cram our worldly possessions into a combined 155 litres of rucksack without too many arguments over whether Clarins Face Products are classed as "essential" and also with a bit of luck our baggage will have made it's way onto the same aeroplane as us : ) and we'll be winging our way to London, next stop Bangkok! <br><br>A&amp;Px<br>

Last brief entry, just to say we are safely back home, arriving yesterday with Sue picking us up at Manchester airport.<br><br>We've had a fantastic trip - very memorable! Thank you for following our trip. Hope it hasn't been boring, certainly hasn't for us.

... the CHANGE. I don't particularly like change, but I like to take myself out of my comfort zone sometimes and see what I can handle. Keep challenging myself.<br><br>Keeping this short, otherwise it will get VERY boring. More time for fun stories and escapades then! xox

... on the bus for 2 hours. The reason? It was a Sunday afternoon, no accident, no bridge collapsed, just an average Sunday. I digress.<br> <br>Anyway after our pilgrimage to her home we got a curry, the favorite Friday night take out food of England. (They obsess over Friday curry night, and If you listen to any radio station there will be talk of curry) If you are not familiar it is Indian food, and it is spectacular. The next day ...

... and sound back at good old cold, wet, dark Ringway. Did I say 'good old'? Slip of the tongue! We're finally back on terra firma after the last flight. By my calculations we've flown something like 24,000 miles on this circumavigation. Would I do it again? To be honest with you, I'd have quite happily hopped straight on board the Air NZ 747 bound for Los Angeles and flown back the other way! The bank manager wouldn't have liked it though. <br>

... 8211; French Horn<br> <br> Concerto in G Major Op.24 Rieding <br> iii. Allegro <br> <br> Peter Hartley accompanied by Martyn ...

... because I did not pull my finger out and organise things properly (without Louise and Ant, the whole party would have fallen spectacularly to pieces), but it was fantastico because the people were lovely, everyone got along with everyone else, and most importantly, Chris and Ant nearly perished in a magnificent display of sparks and Siamese fighting fish. To quote Chris on the night, "It's not a proper firework display if you don't feel there's a ...

... paiva, jee! Muutin muutama paiva sitten Sibajin ja pomoni Clarkin asuntoon, silla Sibaji on Intiassa heinakuuhun asti = minulla on ikioma huone ja kunnon sanky! Ja oma tietokone! :D Se kamppa on samassa talossa kuin Pauluksenkin kamppa, joten oli varsin helppo nakki muuttaa (tai no, ei ihan, jaakiekkolaukkuni painoi halvatusti.. :P). Pomoni ei edes ole asunnossa viikonloppuisin, ainoastaan arkipaivisin, ja tuntee jo minut sen verran hyvin, etta tietaa, miten paljon minussa ...

... a knife and fork because I knew it wouldn't be the kind you could eat with your hands. Given the price (much less than in York), I thought it would be a smaller one - wrong! I took it across the street to the hostel and when I opened it, I actually said aloud "Holy sh*t!" It was at least 25% bigger than York's already massive kebab! They didn't give me a knife and I didn't want to use one of the hostel's and have to wash it after, so ...

... hours later I was checking into my hotel in Manchester and then headed off to catch up with some of the other guys at the Manchester walkie. Was able to find the easily as there were plenty of yellow shirts about. After a few drinks and some chatting I headed back to the hotel about 12.30 to grab some much needed sleep so that I could be all sorted for a day at the cricket tomorrow.