Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 2985

forgot to tell everyone that im off to spain on tuesday to see ash and join in on the van tour for a bit..just see how it goes... will try and get some fotos on here asap.. luv yas alaya XoXo... read more

hey people.. well im already sick of writing emails so heres my attempt at an online diary...if you bother to read it can you leave a short comment then at least i know is reading it..if anyone is!!..anyways...loving enkland...the weather is really hot!.. need a drink all the time to coolme down!!hehe..can you see me im at my uncles house drinking cool white wine in a enklish cottage in the middle of a feild of really loud mooing cows!!...were about ot go into town to the pub then tomorrow where going to walses for a picknic!1yayaya..love you all lots...love alaya... read more

What an amazing performance! I was trepidatious b/c Les Mis is my favourite musical and I didn't want to be disappointed. No worries b/c London theatre does not disappoint. John Owen-Jones played Jean Valjean. He's the longest running actor to perform as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (1400 performances) and is the youngest to play Valjean so I was a little skeptical - especially b/c Colm Wilkinson was the star of that role as far as I was concerned but Owen-Jones is very very comparable to Wilkinson - a true treat. AND John really really really enjoyed it. It was a great night - had dins at an Italian/French bistro (don't ask! what can I say but it was eclectic - foie gras and boccocini)!! London was hopping last night at midnight! LOVE big ... read more

The flight with RyainAir went great, we even arrived 10 minutes before schedule :) At Stansted I decided to take the £2 cheaper and slightly slower coach/bus instead of the train. As it turned out, I was soon to regret that. The bus is supposed to take an hour and half or so, when we after about an hour of travel was just outside of London the driver started to act strange, looking out to the right as if wanting to change lanes. There was lots of traffic so she was unable to do that and kept stearing back to the left lane, after the road split in two she pulled over to a bus stop, took up her mobile and went out of the bus. I thought she missed the turn and decided to call ... read more

What do you think of when you think of Scotland? Misty Mountains, Castles, Knights and Sea Monsters? Or maybe Bagpipes, kilts and Brave heart? Scotland is all that and more. On our way to Scotland we stopped to visit medieval Alnwick Castle, the second largest inhabited castle in England. The castle is the family home of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. It’s earliest sections were built in 1096. The picturesque castle has been used for the backdrop of many famous movies. Some of the films include “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” with Kevin Costner, “Elisabeth” starring Kate Blanchette, and most recently the “Harry Potter” movies. When we saw the castle we could understand why so many have chosen it as a set location. The large exquisite gardens, the sheep grazing in it’s surrounding hilly pastures ... read more