Happy New Year!!! Side-trip destination: Edinburgh, Scotland Just because it's close and just because I could, I got a flight to Edinburgh to spend New Years Eve. I figured why not! Unfortunately due to terrible weather (40 mile/hour winds causing rain to fall horizontally) the Hogmanay celebrations including fireworks were cancelled. But I didn't mind because Alex had organised to go to his friend John's place, so we hung out there. Amazingly the wind died down for the hour around midnight allowing fireworks to be set off, though only for a few minutes - nothing like the display we saw had happened in Sydney. So with bubbles, strawberries, fireworks and good company, 2007 has begun. Meanwhile back in London, camera shopping is on the agenda. Now this is where it's really difficult not to convert back
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