So, yesterday (Tues 06 Nov 07) we headed out to Manea [the outskirts of March] to go to the Maize maze. It was Jamie, Me & the 2 Missionaries. It was quite the experience. Here are some pictures from the maze.
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Crich
September 28th, 2007
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On Saturday September 8th, Taylor and myself went to Crich Tramway Village. It was a good time. I did enjoy it. It was like stepping back in time.
Here are the photos from the village
Bonjour et Au Revoir Paris
August 10th, 2007
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On Sunday 05/08 we headed off to Paris. We left London Waterloo Eurostar station at 08:01. It took about 3 hours to get into Paris.
We took a taxi to the hotel. I was impressed at the amount of English people spoke in Paris.
At the hotel, Jamie had a nap and I headed off on the Paris Metro to downtown Paris. It was an awfully hot day. I think I got sun stroke. I did enjoy it though.
I took a picture of the Louvre pyramid while I was there.
I came back to the hotel and had a nap. In the evening Jamie and I headed out to a place called Pont Neuf (Bridge Nine) and we took a cruise on the river Seine. It was nice, it was about 90 minutes. It took us down to the Eiffel Tower and back to the Notre Dame before taking us back to the pier.
On the Monday (06/08) it was raining heavy for most of the day. We did eventually manage to go out and we took a tour on one of the open top buses. We got some good pictures.
We went by the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, French Government, Champs Elysees, Arc De Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and then back to the Louvre.
We ate at a cafe in the evening. It was ok, not too bad food. We headed back to the hotel ready for the last day.
On the Tuesday (07/08) we took one last open bus tour. This took us by the Moulin Rouge and the Gare du Nord (North Station).
From there, we went and done some souvenir shopping and headed to the station ready for the train home. We finally got home at 23:45 that evening and had a well earned sleep.
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo
August 1st, 2007
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So, this weekend (Sunday 29/07) until Wednesday 01/08 I went off to Europe with my brother. He is a long distance lorry driver and had the opportuninty to take me along with him.
It was great. I enjoyed it.
We started off in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. We drove down to Dover – it went a little wrong there. We were stuck in customs for 5 hours as they didn’t have all the paperwork. Also, we had a LOT of whisky on board so that didn’t help the process.
We finally got on the ferry. We sailed over to Calais. About half way between you could see England and France. It was an alright day too.
From Calais, we headed off onto the wilds of the European Road Network. We managed to get as far as a rest stop close to the French/Belgian border. It was a well needed break though. The scenery on the way was really nice. There were loads of fields and also churches dotted all over the landscape.
At 2am we were ready to head off again. I managed to somehow fall from the lorry. I fell on my side and on my belly. It didn’t hurt, but scared me like crazy. We managed to get as far as Switzerland.
Switzerland is really nice. It’s like it is shown to be. Loads of mountains and beautiful scenery. We drove up some alpine mountain roads. Crazy that we managed to do it though. We also drove through downtown Zurich. Such a nice town.
Well, that summed up the trip to Europe. Now I am back at home and ready to go to Paris at the weekend.
A month already!
July 2nd, 2007
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Well, what do you know. It’s been a month already since my last post. It has been quite a month too.
My job did end, I am at a loss. I have no clue what to do now. I figure I could sit in front of the TV or computer all day. What would I accomplish though? Apart from a few aching bones!
I am looking for a job, so sitting in front of the computer can be excused on those grounds.
My health is generally good. I went to Ely, Cambridgeshire on Wednesday 27 June to see the ENT specialist. I went to see him because of my snoring. It’s apparently bugging the wife and tempting her to smother me during the night. (J/K) The doc said that there was nothing that could be done right now.
We also visited Ely Cathedral. It was £5.20 for admission but £4.50 for concessions. I cheekily asked if I could get a concession as I was unemployed. It worked a treat. Still not sure if it was worth the £4.50 though.
We had a good wander round and took some photos. It was quite ornate and different to anything you would see in a Mormon chapel.
Ornate wall carvings
Cathedral Nave. Look at the ceiling!
I know where I need to go now!
On our way back, we drove through a town called Welney, Cambridgeshire. It scared the pants off Jamie. You will see why from the pics.
Think, don’t sink. What the hell!
Look at how deep the water can get. 8 ft. Not for me
On Saturday June 30th we went down to London to see one of Jamie’s (and I guess mine now) uncles and his daughter. It was OK. We waited in Covent Garden in the pouring rain. We found them after half an hour and trundled on down to Leicester Square where we ate at Planet Hollywood (Ridiculously overpriced I might add). I was absolutley soaked when I got there. I still wasn’t dry an hour later.
Jamie was quite apprehensive about going down to London after the discovery of the car nail bombs in Piccadilly. We got home to discover that Glasgow Airport was attacked with a flaming Jeep. It was to be expected I guess.
London Terror Attacks
Glasgow Airport Terror Attacks
That was the fun that was our last month.
