Flying visit to London,Sheffield & Nottingham

Trip Start Mar 11, 2008
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Trip End Mar 10, 2009


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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Hi guys, well i arrived safely in London & Lara my cousin picked me up around 6pm & we drove to her house which is about 45mins outside London but of course with traffic it took about 2hours but we were happy to talk & catch up on what we had both been up to in the last 6years since we last saw each other. When we got home we had supper & chatted till midnight then off to bed as an early start on monday.

I left the house with Lara at 6.30am & we took the train to Euston where lara went to work & i went to China immigration office to pick up a visa in 1day. I arrived at 8.20am & there were already about 20pax in front of me. The doors opened at 9am & they were sending a lot of people away? Apparently if you didn't make an appointment you had to go the another office, of course i complained because i had the internet print out in my hand & nothing was mentioned that we needed an appointment but i was told not to start trouble & head to this new address before it was to late to be seen. So i was finally seen just before 11am & told to return at 4pm to pick up my visa, so i walked to oxford street & spent the day window shopping till 3.15pm & headed back to pick up my visa. It should have cost 50pounds(if i had made an appointment) but i did not so it cost me 97pounds! What a rip off, but at least i had it as i didn't have a day to spare. I then met Lara at the metro, we took the train home, packed an overnight bag & hit the road to sheffield to see my cousins & auntie who i have not seen in 10years.

We arrived around 9.30pm said a quick hello to Paul's boys before they went to bed & us adults stayed up chatting till around midnight. The next day i went to see Lloyd for lunch with Lara & celia & we had a good afternoon catching up until 4pm when lara & i drove to Nottingham to see my brother Neal who i haven't seen for 3years.

We spent until the early evening catching up & then Lara & i drove back to lara's getting home around 9.30pm & i started to pack for my flight to Poland. Lara dropped me off at Victoria station the next morning on her way to work & i took the trasin to gatwick. It was a fantastic 3days, where i got to see all my family together!

Well bye for now, love always Jo.x
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