White Waters Country Hotel Llangollen

Well, as I will no doubt be running round like a mad woman tomorrow I thought it best to start this today! My last full day at home for some time. I am packed and ready to go!!

I am very nervous and cant really think of anything beyond tonight at the ...

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

... area, lawn tennis courts, a band stand and a cafe! We had a great time.

Here is a website with more information about Sefton Park:
http://www.visitliverpool.com/ site/sefton-park-p90321

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So anyway.I got the photos done.filled out the forms then raced off to the post office to send everything to the Royal Thai Consulate.Had to be done this weekend as I am trying to avoid the massive postal strikes that are rolling out across Britain at the moment.
So hopefully next week I will have my passport back with my new visa in it and the last 5 weeks of work will hopefully not drag too slowly.
Thailand awaits.

... details and then all was well.
Actually no.All was not well.I am sorry said a very polite woman at emirates,your bank has blocked your card.NOOOOO.
Oh well I would have to contact my bank.
I got straight onto the phone,one of those premium numbers that cost a fortune and of course while I was waiting to speak with a person who could help me my phone ran out of credit.No worries I would just have to top it up using my,oh ohhh card.
Overton, England, United Kingdom chiangmaigreg

Right, so we go back to England from USA and i went back to Airbus for a few months till we leave for our round the world trip again and manage to sell the house. That is done so have also arranged to get a pay off for leaving Airbus so helps with the travel budget. Its been ...

Scousers

For people who don't know: Scouse is the accent and dialect of English found in the city of Liverpool and also in some adjoining urban areas of Merseyside. This is particularly strong within areas of neighbouring boroughs of south Sefton and Knowsley.

When we arrived at the hotel, the tenant, a lady in her late 60's welcomed us, quite warmly, errr I think... I must say the I consider my english as quite OK, and for having spent ...

... field here, or dozens of hay bales waiting patiently for collection in the field over there. It may rain a lot in the UK but that is one of the main reasons why the country has been so successful in the past - it can feed itself any year. Even though the canal had leveled out there was plenty of traffic and ...

... large TV screen set up over the stage on which was being telecast the FA cup final. I caught the last ten minutes during which Liverpool scored an equaliser against West Ham. West Ham were leading 3-2 with one minute to go or possibly less when Gerard scored a great goal which I actually missed because I had stood up to leave when there was a roar from the crowd in the hall. I caught it on the replay but I didn't hang around for the extra time...or the penalty shoot out but ...

... there I learnt something that interested me no end: Liverpool and their fierce local rivals Everton, situated just across the other side of Stanley Park, can never host home games on the same day as it would put impossible strain on the city’s police force. The reason for this was clear to see as I wandered the streets immediately bounding the ground, where the conjoined terraced houses had sheets of metal across all doors and windows. I ...