The week following our trip to York was a pretty average one. Christine started the week with a stomach bug and finished it with a series of migraines. Both of us only worked a four day week.
The weekend we did as little as possible, spent some time in the park with Marie and Mel who we live with. Christine went back home for a nap while the three of us then went for bit ore of a walk, past Buckingham Palace to the Portrait Gallery. This was good but was so busy that we only lasted about an hour before grabbing some lunch at Convent Garden.
Sunday we were supposed to be seeing Julia, but this got cancelled, as she was sick also. We went for a walk through the Notting Hill area, which is the suburb next to where we are staying.
Sunday night we had another house dinner, as Marie was leaving us the next day, returning to Franceland, which is where she is from. Sad, but with a bit of luck she may be in Paris around the same time as us in April.
This week has been a much better one! Monday night Damien got home from work early (on-time), and cooked Mexican, to give Christine a ‘break’. Great in theory, but gave her the chance to do some baking, which she was still doing at midnight!
Tuesday 26th January – Happy Australia Day!!!
Today is probably the day that I have talked and thought about Australia the most, since we left in May. Which I guess makes it one of the more homesick moments of that time. Oh how we miss the sun, the surf, the food and wine, and of course the people!
The house was decorated green and gold, and the flag balloons (thanks mum), we dressed up in Aussie colours, drank Fosters, cooked rissoles on the Barbie, ate Anzac biscuits and Pavlovas. The music for the evening was Australian of course, a big showing from Powderfinger. While not our original plan, living with 15 odd other Aussies does have its advantages!
The weekend we did as little as possible, spent some time in the park with Marie and Mel who we live with. Christine went back home for a nap while the three of us then went for bit ore of a walk, past Buckingham Palace to the Portrait Gallery. This was good but was so busy that we only lasted about an hour before grabbing some lunch at Convent Garden.
Sunday we were supposed to be seeing Julia, but this got cancelled, as she was sick also. We went for a walk through the Notting Hill area, which is the suburb next to where we are staying.
Sunday night we had another house dinner, as Marie was leaving us the next day, returning to Franceland, which is where she is from. Sad, but with a bit of luck she may be in Paris around the same time as us in April.
This week has been a much better one! Monday night Damien got home from work early (on-time), and cooked Mexican, to give Christine a ‘break’. Great in theory, but gave her the chance to do some baking, which she was still doing at midnight!
Tuesday 26th January – Happy Australia Day!!!
Today is probably the day that I have talked and thought about Australia the most, since we left in May. Which I guess makes it one of the more homesick moments of that time. Oh how we miss the sun, the surf, the food and wine, and of course the people!
The house was decorated green and gold, and the flag balloons (thanks mum), we dressed up in Aussie colours, drank Fosters, cooked rissoles on the Barbie, ate Anzac biscuits and Pavlovas. The music for the evening was Australian of course, a big showing from Powderfinger. While not our original plan, living with 15 odd other Aussies does have its advantages!
Wednesday night Damien was out for dinner with the people he has been working with for the past 3 months. Paid for by work, it was a bit of a thank you dinner for everyone over the past few months. It was in an up market pub just near London Bridge, the food was good, for London pubs.
Thursday we were out again, this time meeting up with Brendan, Christine’s brother who is living in Cardiff. He is working in London for the next few weeks, so might see a bit more of him. After a burger at Gourmet Burger Kitchen we visited the Aussie pub for a pint!
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