August 2009

So I have lost Blog access in China. Thanks Great Firewall. If I’d known, I would have done this update while we were in the UK!! Instead, now I have to do it, save it and wait to post it!! Grr!!

We had a great holiday. We spent an entire month in Wales and London staying with Nannie and Granddad and Aunty Marnie and Pete. We couldn’t believe it has been 5 years since we were last here. (If you don’t remember, we were in Europe for 6 weeks with 3 weddings each in a different country.) How much has changed since then... there were a number of new people to meet, old friends to catch up with and still we ran out of time and missed out seeing some too! :(

We had a terrific holiday, London was awesome - we took Ellie to see the dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum and wow - weren’t they incredible!! We enjoyed sightseeing and hanging out in London too.

We went to Jamie Oliver’s restaurant in Kingston-on-Thames with Marns and Pete and it was delicious.

We helped Dorothy and David celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary. It was lovely to have the De Borde family all together for a weekend.

We loved exploring Wales, especially visiting Cardiff Bay, Castell Coch and our trip to the Welsh seaside - Porthcawl.. We weren’t so impressed with the weather though - it rained half the time we were there! Some summer holiday - hey?
Bath was fun to explore - I loved seeing the elegance of the Jane Austen style tea rooms, the stunning Abbey and of course being transported back to Roman times touring the baths.

My first flight on the London Eye was breathtaking. It was a lovely day and we could see for miles! We had first been to a city farm which Ellie loved, even though she was dressed as a princess not a farmer. Thanks Marnie for a great day out!

Thanks everyone for a memorable trip.