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Swansea
First thing we went to Liberty Stadium to pick up the tickets for the Swansea games against Norwich and Middlesborough. Phil (the man who Jono managed to organise tickets through) took us behind the scenes and into Liberty Stadium itself! We were both chuffed and had our photo taken. After getting the tickets we went into the Merchandise shop and while Jono was browsing he was asked by some Danish jornalists if he could do an ...
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
... getting our fill of all the breakfast classics, we headed off on a walk to Porlock. We made our way through hedgerow-lined footpaths, through beautiful tiny villages and along the sea. Porlock Weir is just past Porlock and by the sea with a cute little harbor. It took about 2 and a quarter hours and our final destination was an ancient pub where we phoned Tanzie for a ride back. According to Nana and Poppy, no trip to England is complete without cream tea ...
Reunited cousin love!
... I only met Tanzie once before, at my auntie Helen's wedding when I was two. That's also the last time Mum saw her. Fourteen years later and we're all reunited!
It was an amazing meal of lamb roast with gravy, the best roast potatoes I've ever tried, EVER, and loads of delicious veggies. For dessert we had this ...
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 ...