The Catherine Wheel Henley-on-Thames

... Roy and Hazel waiting we dropped off at a drop off point and trundled into the departure area.

Whilst waiting to check in a Qantas person came up to us and asked if we would mind missing the flight and leaving Sunday morning instead. Along with the suggestion came an offer we couldn't refuse, like either lots of cash or even more Qantas flight credits we could use any time over the next ...

... and Doug could not believe that they weren't one way roads.  We had to be careful not to trim the hedges as we were driving.  We spent the week visiting many quaint villages, hiking, and eating scones and clotted cream!  Unfortunately, our week was not without mis-fortune, whilst looking for the wild Exmoor ponies we were hit by another vehicle as I was making a right hand turn and he decided to overtake me at the same time! Our van was ...

... local food. The pub was wonderful with low ceilings out door tables and a place for the boys to play in an adjacent playground. Drinks and dinner were quite good, scallop and crab risotto, Sea Bass, Steak and burgers. Dave was a real sport for being able to go after his flight from Chicago earlier. June 12, Thursday Sheila and I had been following the developments at the Artois Championships at the Queen's ...

... the co that helped me get over here) party last night. Got a little bit drunk. It took ages to get there and I only went to try and win something in the draws they were having. I missed them, but yeah. My personal banker was there and he is such a lag! We were playing giant jenga. I will post pics on Facebook, so check those out! Otherwise I got a great job starting on Monday as a marketing assistant for a currencies company. The money is pretty good. At least my job ...

... puissent apprécier ce roman autant que je l'apprécie. Je m'ennuie vraiment de mon piano... Je reviens très exactement dans 2 semaines et j'ai très hâte de revoir mon Yamaha - quoi que j'ai peur d'être pas mal rouillée... J'aimerais aussi prendre des cours de violon. Bon, c'est le violoncelle qui m'a charmé, mais après avoir passé 4 mois privée de mon piano, je me dis que le violon serait plus pratique: ça se trimbale plus facilement! À date je n'aime pas vraiment Londres. Le march ...

... to start, falling asleep, and leaving for our 15 minute break only to return for round 2 of our siestas. Well, this just seemed silly, and not just to me! Why sleep in the cinema room when there are so many beautiful things to see and do in London. The weather was perfect, and the only thing keeping us in that room was our required check-in. So, on that second day of orientation...we decided on a new ...

... station was closed so it just meant a longer walk southbound. I did not have a problem with this since it was a particularly balmy December evening (you get that nowadays) and a walk would no doubt do me some good. I was a little stunned to at the number of really really really ****** women staggering around Oxford Circus tube station, one was clattering in her high heels down the steps at the tube entrance and another was all over the place down the escalator - she ...

... off and at this point we only had 5 minutes to walk the 20 minute needed to the gate. poo! It was painful but we had to abandon the breakfast (Lynn not best pleased). We managed the beer though. The 11 hour flight was great... we didn't really speak to one another the whole way there! Due to the inflight entertainment on the plane of course. Got to ...

London has been great to me. The people are nice, the place is very clean for a big city and there's enough to do to keep me occupied for a long time. However, I need to move onward if I want to get to the Eastern countries. I'll miss consistently hearing English though. That eventful night didn't turn out to be so bad. Everything's ...

... a nice afternoon and there were a lot of families enjoying it in the park around the observatory. After crashing at the hotel for a while, we went back to the Trafalgar Square area for dinner. Emily had her first English fish and chips. We also discovered that Smarties, the English version of M & Ms, aren't made in a factory with peanuts so Emily can eat them. She's quite happy with them. Pedometer report: 14.2 miles (yes, we rode the underground...a lot!)