Blogs from Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Today we took a train trip from London to Colchester. For relative novices to the London rail system we managed very well. After a change of trains we arrived at Liverpool Street station with plenty of time to spare. Being very wise it is cheaper to have a coffee to go and so we wandered the station concourse supping hot coffees. For some reason that seems to be a legacy of the IRA bombings of the past there are no rubbish bins in the London railway stations. So where do you put empty coffee cups? Find a table belonging to an outdoor cafe and quietly place empty cups for someone else to find a bin. The train trip to Colchester passes the 2012 Olympic Stadium and it is not long before you are speeding through the ... read more

Hello Folk's, This is our first blog. So with one week left and an abundance of alcohol and inflatable animals as decoration our leaving party was ready. All our friends and family turned up to suitibly give us the "be carefull" and "come back in one piece" warnings whist also dancing like a pissed John Travolta to Saturday Night Fever, it was beautiful. It was a night of first's; with my 15 year old brother Tom's first drunken experience, suprisingly composed for his first piss up?! Also the first ever recorded dance off, in that village hall, between a 26 year old man (me) and a 6 year old girl (the camera busted during the previous dance off between us). Overall, as I think is pretty obvious in the pictures the party was a success thanks ... read more

We took my mum out for her birthday. We had dinner at the yummy Italian Wayne and I went to for my birthday and then went to the theatre. We saw the 39 Steps at the Mercury. The theatre was packed out! I really enjoyed the play, it was very very funny, and lots of amusing action. I would love to see the film (not funny apparently). ... read more