Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 2492

No life in London is complete without at least one trip to the Greyhound Track...... read more

I'm herewith testing my blogging ability. Not Long now! This is my last working day this term, and on Monday I'll be in Kampala. I am very excited and really looking forward to working with the staff and students at Kigezi High School. If this works you'll be able to come with me on my journey, and see how I fare in my personal quest to observe odd-toed ungulates and other wildlife, particularly the pangolin and of course Balaeniceps rex.... ... read more

Friday March 30 Arrived at our hotel, Holland House, in Bristol. Yes, a change from our original itinerary. It’s a new hotel only that only opened a 9 days ago. Its very smart, a few minor teething problems, to be expected at this stage, but very comfortable, a good find! Unpacked, we freshened up and walked into the city centre for dinner. We eventually found a small restaurant near the pub we had planned on visiting later, called Johns Café. Despite the name, it was Thai, but with several strange influences like Pappadums and Naan and Roasties (small potatoes), all served by English staff. After dinner we went to a Pub called The Old Market Tavern. It wasn’t very busy though, so we moved on to another pub, The Griffin which was a bit more ... read more

Today has been busy, and it's not over yet! Our hostel so far is awesome, we are sleeping 12 people to a room, co-ed, so funny. The walls are pink and sarah heard about three people talking in their sleep last night. After some breakfast and a quick trip to the store (where there was a fun selection of gluten-free food :) we headed out towards Buckingham Palace. It began to rain, but a little rain wasn't going to keep us from seeing the changing of the guards. By the end we were soaking wet, and had to find a cafe to get some warm drinks and dry off. We made our way down to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. Both were fun to see, but the rain continued so we found the underground. We ... read more

After a fab night at Escape (Lucy dirty dancing with the little old indian man lol! :), Katherine chatting up men! Jan pole dancing sober! ahh the memories). I awoke alone :( Lucy was still asleep - well probably passed out!! Went to town later to have a hair cut, Katherine kept me company whilst I waited - she was sooo happy after a great evening! Visited Aunty Mary who was dog sitting for my parents then headed to Waynes house to catch up on our nights out (his was less fun as he was working!!) We went to diving and then got up EARLY 3.30 AM!! and went out with Wayne to London, we got egg rolls for brekkie before heading back to the factory. I went back to sleep - wayne to work ... read more