A month or two ago I drooled while reading online about Taste of London, the annual food festival held in Regent’s Park just around the corner from our place. Then I saw the price. At £26 each just to get in, followed by a double whammy of still-quite-expensive food, there was no way we were […]
Read more "If You Like Pina Coladas…"Our weekend in Germany was very eventful. It started with the already-blogged Autobahn drive. What I didn’t mention in the post was what happened next… we got lost. Well, sort of lost. I bought a GPS a few weeks ago, so technically we knew where we were, but we couldn’t get in. Turned out our hostel […]
Read more "A Weekend in Germany"My driving skills have been put through the wringer in the past three months. First, in America I had to drive on the wrong side of the road. Then, in the Lake District of Northern England, I had to teach myself how to tame a manual. Now, in Germany, I have to do both at […]
Read more "The Autobahn"On Friday, straight after The Mousetrap, we caught the overnight bus up to Glasgow for the weekend. We booked the trip for this weekend so we could see Paul’s cousin Zoe perform in a cabaret she’d written as part of her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The 8 hour bus […]
Read more "A Weekend in Scotland"Drama at the hostel this morning when the owner arrived. We knew he was coming, because the guy who runs the place finally got around to checking us in (and taking our money) last night – our third. The owner was one of those slimy types who tried to charge us €4 just to leave […]
Read more "Day Three in Madrid: The Real Palacio"After the bedbug incident, I’m not really in the mood for an Art Gallery this morning. But, because it’s the Reina Sofia, and they have Picasso’s magnum opus, Guernica, I make the effort to be chipper. The sculpture in the lobby is of a paintstroke. Paul fell in love and took about 100 photos. The […]
Read more "Day Two in Madrid: The Spanish Way"I woke up this morning covered in bites. There are at least 20, all over my body. They’re bigger and itchier than mozzie bites… the closest thing I can compare it to is 20 bee-stings. I’ve had chicken pox before, and I’m pretty sure they’re just bites because I don’t feel unwell. So, I’m just incredibly […]
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