Blogs from Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

The Something Somethings hahaha I've totally got to give this it's own personal mention before everything. They were the first band I saw yesterday and while they were playing the singer is like "Alright, I'm about to bring out the biggest slut you've ever seen. I've been fucked by her, you've been fucked by her, everyone you know has been fucked by her... and here she is! *Brings out a inflatable beach ball of the world cut open* hahahaha. Then out comes this dude in a Tony Blair mask and him and the singer went to work on the world hahahaha. Ahem.... and now here's my blog: Blackpool - Day 3 Yesterday I had a bit of a depressing start to the day. Felt pretty low in the morning, started to miss people. It's a weird ... read more

Geo: 53.7577, -2.70344After a fabulous night at the theatre watching Spamalot we drove here yesterday.It was a miserable day, lots of rain and cloud. We picked up our Ford from Hertz at Marble Arch and proceeded to find the M1. Our route was simple, the M1 to the M6 and straight on to Preston. Apart from an initial holdup due to an accident, we found the going straightforward, stopping only for a sandwich at one of the reststops.Approaching Preston we rang Chris and he guided us to Ye Old Hobe Inn where he and Cath soon joined us. It was great to see them again.After a convivial drink we followed them to their house in Greystoke Close in Bamber Bridge, a pretty place with a lovely garden, all Cath's work!!(though Chris insists he mows the lawns)After ... read more

Geo: 51.3044, 1.22566 Kim and I went to the Preston Steam Rally. This is a rally in the small town of Preston where the main attraction is antique steam powered equipment. Never had we seen such a collection of steam powered machines. There was every kind of steam powered equipment you can imagine including a steam powered marry-go-round, tractors, trains, even a steam powered fan. In addition to steam powered machine there were carnival rides, beer and food tents, antique petrol powered engines, Dutch street organs, fair organs and military equipment. The people who put on this event have a steam powered museum. http://www.thesteammuseum.org/ This was a fascinating event. To see all these old machines in great working order was a thrill. The whistle of the steam and the smell of burning coal reminded you that ... read more

Hello again all!!! We have been up in the North West of England now for just over two weeks visiting Jimmy's relatives, with a bit of sightseeing on the side. We got bad news the day before we were to arrive in Preston - Jimmy's grandad had passed away. So we had the funeral on Monday 4th June which was a really nice service and also very sad. Jimmy's parents had made the trip over as well and it was very strange to see them - it felt like just yesterday we'd left home. The positive spin we put on the otherwise sad and unfortunate situation, was that his grandad must've picked his timing just for us, as we experienced a full blown family reunion, with Jimmy meeting great aunts he'd never even met before ... read more

Today was another slow day on our trip. I used most of the morning to catch up on my journal writing. Around 2, Joni and I and two others decided to take a bus into Preston proper in order to try to locate some internet and an ATM. We didn’t really have any clue where we were going—we just went to the nearest bus stop and got on the bus into downtown Preston. When we got to the bus station, we coincidentally ran into missionaries in the terminal! They gave us directions to the nearest internet café, and we set out through the light rain. The rain got heavier, my feet got colder (I had walked out wearing flip-flops for some reason I can’t now fathom), all the internet cafés we passed were closed—it’s a ... read more