Lame title, although things did seem a bit dull after the excitement of the lead up and the big day. Latish breakfast (9am) and we’d all checked out by 11am and wandered off in separate directions. Dresses, bouquets and remaining cupcakes were all dragged back to Emily’s flat (where someone who will remain nameless dropped […]
Presenting Mr and Mrs Page
This post is a bit late, as protocol demands that Emily and Chris post photos on social media before others do, and fair enough. Just pretend it was written on Saturday. It was the day before Christmas, and all round the house nothing stirred, not even a mouse. Hang on, wrong fairytale. This fairytale took […]
Nailed it
Needed to be up early and packed. Unfortunately we move on today and have to part company with a great new friend, our bat shit crazy downstairs neighbour, Tasha. Tasha is obviously on day release from a mental asylum, bless her paranoid, whiney little soul. I hope she writes, we miss her already. On the […]
Horsing around
Off to London Town we go. Our two goals were to see the King’s Guard on Horseguards Parade, and to go to Covent Garden to browse the markets. So off we head with our Off Peak Southern Rail ticket to Victoria Station in London. That ‘off peak’ thing became important later. We were greeted with […]
Hassocks manoeuvres
Welcome to Day whatever we’re on. I can’t remember what day of the week it is, much less what day of the trip it is. It turns out that it’s Wednesday, so that means it’s In-laws Day. We’ve met the in-laws before, but there was no wedding planned back then, so they weren’t really in-laws […]
Closed? What do you mean, it’s closed?
Surprise, surprise. Another morning, another English breakfast. They’re not ridiculously big though, and they do hold me until the end of the day. And there’s still room in my clothes, so far. Okay, quick wander (read bus) down to the Duck Shop, which was finally open. Got some ducks, which will largely remain secret for […]
Monday, Monday
Amelia arrived early on Monday morning, fresh from Shanghai. We found a cafe just up the road and had a decent breakfast. This country does know how to do a decent breakfast. Then off down town for a wander around the Lanes, and the Laines. If you’re in the market for jewellery then the Lanes […]
Sunday roast
We kicked off Sunday with a walk down to a cafe at the marina. The walk was further than we remembered, and the light drizzle became heavier as we went, and the wind picked up. Welcome to summer in England. Why didn’t we catch a bus? Because it’s not far and the weather didn’t look […]
And finally
Took a while to get out of Dubai. We were all boarded and ready to go, then… First up some passengers failed to show, so their stuff had to be offloaded. Then someone got sick and they decided to offload him, plus his family. Their luggage was spread over 5 containers, so they basically had […]
Half way there…
It’s a long way. Glad I don’t do this everyday. We’re currently stopped over at Dubai, for 5 hours. We’ve got the use of the Emirates lounge, but there’s a limit to how much you can eat and drink, even when it’s all paid for. I’ll let you know when I find out what that […]