Time for a Bath

With Christmas, anniversaries and birthdays coming upon us thick and fast, we decided it would be great to get out of Oxford for the weekend. Using the National Express special offer tickets we got a great deal to Bath.

Accommodation was sorted out here at a stone's throw from the city centre, allowing us to visit the shops, bring back the bags and go back into town for dinner without wasting any time.

Of course, there were all the major sales on in the shops, and some great places for eating (Peking Chinese's crispy aromatic duck was amazing, as was Jimmy Spice's assortment of Italian, Chinese, Thai, and Indian food). Breakfast pancakes (scotch) and bacon muffins (English) taste great at The Bridge Coffee Shop. And the best tip ever, is to go to ShakeAway (near to M&S, Burton) where they have a huge selection of milkshakes (see menu here). The "Janet" was really good, and tasted of Frozo Malt (for those of you from Barranquilla).

The historic bits of the city are also worth seeing, the cathedral, abbey, bridges and architecture are all famous here (more photos can be found following this link).

So all in all a very good whistle-stop trip to a lovely city !

Of Mermaids and Old Men

On the 23rd October 2011 a 60th birthday was celebrated in a hotel which once belonged to the family. On this occasion, it was being taken over by people from all over the world, and most corners of the UK.

Wend had organised the whole weekend, and everything was going to plan. Cue surprise entrances from family and extended family, lovely food at the Bury Head Hotel, and a pound of tuppences to play on the pier.

Fun was had by all, and I think nobody will be forgetting this weekend any time soon. The mermaid on the cake, the 'edited' picture on the wall, and the copious amounts of wine drunk in the early hours by some, were all memories going to stick for sure.

So here's wishing Clive all the best for the next 60...

(click here to see the rest of the photos)

October Weather Shock

In case you were wondering, September is completely missing from this blog. This can only mean one thing - holiday! And after holiday come the postings with photos, which will be following and backdated soon.

In the meantime, it is now October 2nd and it's bright sunshine outside, 27 degrees, and blue sky.
And here's me at home doing the tax forms...

But at least we got out yesterday for a great picnic at Blenheim Palace (photos here) with Diego 2.

Bathing in the sun, picnicking in the shade, and a smoothie in the village - fun was had all round.

Now back to those numbers...