At last, we have finally had 5 minutes to sit down and put the past 3 weeks into words - this may take some time, so bare with us. Officially, our trip started in London, so it would be wrong of us not to reflect on this weekend, as it was certainly a weekend to remember. Just to clarify things, I (Cheryl) will be doing the writing side of the blog (Bryan was never very good with spelling) and Bryan will do what he's best at and be in charge of photography, and as you all know I do like to go on...;0 so I'll try and stick to the point, although forgive me if I start to go off on a tangent. Here it goes then,
Chapter 1; We said our goodbyes to friends and family on Saturday 28th February 09 (after many leaving nights, a party and leaving lunches) and Bryan and I, my mum and dad (John and Celia), and Bryan's mum (Anne) flew down to London for the long weekend. After an easyjet-easybus-underground train, we finally arrived at out apartment in Bayswater, next to Hyde Park. Very posh, defo great value for money and a great location! The Saturday was relatively chilled, although a few drinks were had. The fun and games officially started on the Sunday. We all hopped on the London sight seeing bus, laugh, laugh...I thought I'd never stop (that one's for you Dad). I don't feel that words will reflect this experience entirely, just look at the pictures (link below) and hopefully you'll get the gist of things. We had Big Ben growing out of my dad's head, not to mention a few suspect snaps later in the night! There was a trek round Harrods and again we visited a few public bars. I was trying to get as much cider as possible in my before hitting Asia. We all met up with Barry and Katie later on, had a lovely meal, lots of vino, more drinks at Barry and Katie's and Bryan and I even had to do the walk of shame the next morning - the shame! I must also mention that London has one of the best Primark stores that I have ever been too! All in all this was a fantastic weekend, couldn't have thought of a better way to say 'farewell' to the UK and the 'old folks' certainly know how to party (as most of you will probably know)! We said our final, final goodbyes to our parents - wasn't as emotional as expected, maybe the alcohol poisoning concealed the tears (only joking), and then Bryan and I made our way to Heathrow to catch our flight to Thailand.
To view some pictures from our trip through London CLICK HERE
Till next time...
