The Shrewsbury Hotel

Well I am happy to report that despite postal strikes I have my passport back and a multiple entry visa stamp inside.<br>I was so relieved to have the passport back.I really do not like to be parted from it.<br>All I have to do now is get through the next 4 weeks at work.Oh well I am sure I will manage.<br>Bye for now.

Well now the time has come to start preparing for the next trip away.<br>Yesterday was taken up with getting passport photos(why do they always look like mugshots?)<br>I had to have my picture taken twice.In the first set it looked like I was smiling and the guy taking the photos asked me to keep my lips together for the next lot.<br>Well I dont know about this.<br>Why cant passport photos have us looking happy.Surely we are not ...

... november so was a little concerned about what it would cost me to fly at this later date,so there I was trawling through all the usual flight booking sites hoping to get that good deal.I gotta tell you it was not easy,some of the prices quoted were just rediculous.<br>Well finally I found a flight for £463.00 flying with emirates.I have flown with them before and although I prefer a direct flight(who doesn't?)I have always been happy with their ...

Afte a lazy start to the day we headed out to go see some locals of the New Forest starting first with the donkeys then the ponies, cows, pigs, squirrels, ducks and geese - oh and manybe some sheep too! <br><br>We headed up around Frogham, over the High Corner Inn to the pub at Fritham, the Walter Tyrrel and the Rufus stone, thru Beaulieu and back up ornamental drive before heading home to have dinner at the George! Great day not too rainy and very entertaining!<br>

Afetr and early start thanks to a wake up call from 'Freinds', we headed off to Beeston. We visited Beeston Castle courtesy of the Poyntons.<br>Spectacular veiws from the hill top and castle site.<br>Later we drove to theShady Oak pub for a pint and food (in the ...

After a great few days with Ian &amp; Pauline we took off west through North Wales. Had Paulines ham cobs on the promonade at Rhyll overlooking a windswept beach but in glorious sunshine. Carried on around the north coast to Conway and then followed the river south to Ffestiniogg past the slate quarries and then to ...

... We had a meal with them in the Thai restaurant. Fri 18th September At our morning prayer meeting we had Ian and Jan James, plus Colin and Lorraine Brown, in addition to the team. We are also joined almost every morning by Rev Ian Cardinal from St Michaels and his curate Sally. James gave his testimony at a coffee morning, and we sang "Father's Love". Then we went to the town square and sang folk songs for two hours, with Roger and Mirjana playing their melodeons. We had a ...

There was an American Indian once, who took a train across the great prairies. After three days travelling at speeds he had only ever imagined, he arrived at his destination. Alighting from the train, he sat down on the platform quietly, seemingly unwilling to travel further.<br><br ...

... when we arrived we were a little nervous, but that ended up being the extent of it thank goodness, all those people were wellied up in vain. Must be said that there were some lovely wellies being worn though, kind of made me tempted to take up a farm life, just so that I could wear wellies like that. Lovely, so many different patterns.<br><br>Top weekend!

... ride in to the next hotel. They were pleased with that - especially Bill!! The boys arrived at our new home for the night just after 4 and Mike and Bill went straight into town and had the new bearings fitted to the very poorly Pinarello. Both Mike and Bike are now officially pronounced fit for anything!?! Quote of the day: Mike - Sorry Bill, can't change the terrain, but you did volunteer!!!!