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usy week with my mum (Judy), my aunt Bronwyn and their friend Tony coming to visit. They arrived in London whilst we were still in Amsterdam so had settled in nicely by the time we had arrived home. We met them all at their accommodation down the street on the Friday then had dinner at one of our local Asian restaurants along with Tony’s son Andrew.
The Monday after
we arrived home was a public holiday which was very convenient as it gave me an extra day with mum. Tuesday I was back to work at the same school while Damien was contacting his agencies to organize some work before our next trip. He has signed up with my favourite teaching agency and may get some Teaching Assistant work.
The girls all headed
to Oxford for a couple of days which left Damien at home to set up our room and have my dinner ready when I got home from work.
During mum’s stay we spend quite a bit of time in Hyde Park trying to spot squirrels (Damien was the best at this and it was funny when Judy got excited that she had spotted a ‘squirrel’, until we yold her it was actually a rat) and admiring the Elephant Parade which is an installation of painted fiberglass elephants all over the city. We also enjoyed the sunken garden at Kensington Place which was full of flowers.
On the Friday when mum, Bronwyn and Tony got back from Oxford we had arranged tickets to the musical Pricilla Queen of the Dessert. The costumes were amazing and some of the singers were fantastic (not Jason Donovan). We all enjoyed the show but agreed the movie was better due to all the shots of the dessert landscape.
Meanwhile, back at the hostel our friend Sarah was having her Mexican Fiesta birthday party complete with homemade piñata. We arrive home to find everyone having a great time except of course Juan the much loved piñata. We were very slack and didn’t dress for the occasion but other people had dressed as a tequila bottle, a cactus, a donkey and of course a couple of outlaws and signoritas.
Saturday was quite relaxed. We met for lunch at a traditional English pub which has a menu of gourmet pies. These were very good and everyone waddled out feeling very full. We entertained ourselves in the evening as Mum, Bronwyn and Tony were heading to a concert at the church Saint Martin’s in the Felids.
On Sunday, their last full day in London, Bronwyn and Tony decided they were tired and would have a relaxed day. Mum Damien and I heading for the Spittalfields and Brick lane markets. Spittalfield has lots of crafty items while Brick lane is famous for it’s curry stalls. Mum bought me a t-shirt as a belated birthday pressy whilst she got a lovely leather pouch with a zip as a mother’s day gift.
It was great having the girls over but a bit difficult to say goodbye when it was their time to leave for their tour of spain.
usy week with my mum (Judy), my aunt Bronwyn and their friend Tony coming to visit. They arrived in London whilst we were still in Amsterdam so had settled in nicely by the time we had arrived home. We met them all at their accommodation down the street on the Friday then had dinner at one of our local Asian restaurants along with Tony’s son Andrew.The Monday after
we arrived home was a public holiday which was very convenient as it gave me an extra day with mum. Tuesday I was back to work at the same school while Damien was contacting his agencies to organize some work before our next trip. He has signed up with my favourite teaching agency and may get some Teaching Assistant work.The girls all headed
to Oxford for a couple of days which left Damien at home to set up our room and have my dinner ready when I got home from work.During mum’s stay we spend quite a bit of time in Hyde Park trying to spot squirrels (Damien was the best at this and it was funny when Judy got excited that she had spotted a ‘squirrel’, until we yold her it was actually a rat) and admiring the Elephant Parade which is an installation of painted fiberglass elephants all over the city. We also enjoyed the sunken garden at Kensington Place which was full of flowers.
On the Friday when mum, Bronwyn and Tony got back from Oxford we had arranged tickets to the musical Pricilla Queen of the Dessert. The costumes were amazing and some of the singers were fantastic (not Jason Donovan). We all enjoyed the show but agreed the movie was better due to all the shots of the dessert landscape.
Meanwhile, back at the hostel our friend Sarah was having her Mexican Fiesta birthday party complete with homemade piñata. We arrive home to find everyone having a great time except of course Juan the much loved piñata. We were very slack and didn’t dress for the occasion but other people had dressed as a tequila bottle, a cactus, a donkey and of course a couple of outlaws and signoritas.
Saturday was quite relaxed. We met for lunch at a traditional English pub which has a menu of gourmet pies. These were very good and everyone waddled out feeling very full. We entertained ourselves in the evening as Mum, Bronwyn and Tony were heading to a concert at the church Saint Martin’s in the Felids.On Sunday, their last full day in London, Bronwyn and Tony decided they were tired and would have a relaxed day. Mum Damien and I heading for the Spittalfields and Brick lane markets. Spittalfield has lots of crafty items while Brick lane is famous for it’s curry stalls. Mum bought me a t-shirt as a belated birthday pressy whilst she got a lovely leather pouch with a zip as a mother’s day gift.
It was great having the girls over but a bit difficult to say goodbye when it was their time to leave for their tour of spain.
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