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Swansea
... the Swansea football coach Michael Laudrup (who is Danish). We had a look around all the stores, stalls and markets in Swansea, and we also managed to get a lovely fresh roast pork bun for lunch. After lunch Jono and I met up with one of Jono's schoolmates Helen and caught up on the news (11 years worth!) The weather was terrible with sleet and bitter winds and since Jonos shoes seemed to be holding more water than most water bottles ...
London (Heathrow) - Swansea
We arrived in London an hour early as we had 230km/h tail winds! It was a nice flight with no real turbulence and time seemed to pass quickly. As our bus tickets from London to Swansea were pre-booked for 1.05pm we went to the ticketing office to see if we could amend our tickets to an earlier bus, we were told it would cost £51!! We decided not to amend our original tickets seen as we ...
West country rellie-bashing
... took some pictures. In the evening James cooked up the leftover lamb in a lovely curry, and also made a lentil potato veggie one. We ordered in naan and papadums to go with the curries and it was great!! For pudding Tanzie baked another crumble with the leftover crumb mixture and apples. YUMMM :) I learned the art of heating custard which shouldn't be legal because it tempts you to pour it over absolutely everything. The next morning, Mum and I went out ...
Reunited cousin love!
We met Uncle David (Poppy's brother) at the train station in Bristol and rode the train with him to Taunton, where we got in his car and drove to his house and met his partner, Pru. We had a drink there and then drove to Tanzie and Rich's house for a dinner party!! (Tanzie is Uncle David's daughter, Mum's cousin, Rich is her ...
The beaches and cliffs of Gower
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2012:
(I have been frustrated in the past couple of weeks with poor to non-existent internet access. Finally now, I have a chance to catch up.)
Gower Peninsula in South Wales was the first place in Wales to be declared an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Lying between Swansea Bay and Carmarthen Bay, the Gower's coastline of limestone cliffs and sandy bays ...