English Adventures...
Well even though we both started work, and worked Full Time until Christmas, we took every opportunity to see people, visit places and have some fun and games! We had a weekend in Manchester with Ian & Jen, visiting the Commonwealth Games Stadium, to watch Hull City V the worlds richest club, Manchester City - a deserved 1-1 draw! Also visited Manchesters busy Christmas markets, tasted mulled wine for the first time (warmed + extras) ate German sausages at over-inflated prices! We saw our friends in Leeds and were blown away by the firearms on display at the Royal Armouries museum!
We headed down south a few times, visiting Amy's Dad in Oxford, our friends in Cheltenham and day trips to London. We ate at Jamie Olivers restaurant (err - I don't think he was the chef that night though), watched Sister Act at the West End (sadly non of the original songs from the movie), visited the Queens home - Winsor Castle (the best tourist attraction we saw - such splendour), saw the All Blacks play the Barbarians at the home of Rugby - Twickenham (they lost - doh!) and shopped at Europes largest shopping mall!
From our home base of Withernsea, a town of 8000 people, our entertainment options were more limited - although we made regular trips into Hull to the movies, we saw a theatre production of Macbeth (dull), Amy went to the Vagina Monologues (don't ask)! More importantly we were able to join in the local community events such as the Harvest Festival Service & Meal, Remembrance Sunday Services and the switching on of Withernseas Christmas Lights! We visited the famous 'Hull Fair' Europes largest travelling fair - all the lights, games and rides blew Amy's mind! We also welcomes Amy's Dad and Marianne for a weekend - showing them the sights and sounds of Hull, including a visit to The Deep and the KC Stadium. It has been lovely to walk down the street and chat with the locals, friends of old and people Amy would now call friends too! It is now a place we can both call 'Home' - "where everybody knows your name - and they're always glad you came"!
Well even though we both started work, and worked Full Time until Christmas, we took every opportunity to see people, visit places and have some fun and games! We had a weekend in Manchester with Ian & Jen, visiting the Commonwealth Games Stadium, to watch Hull City V the worlds richest club, Manchester City - a deserved 1-1 draw! Also visited Manchesters busy Christmas markets, tasted mulled wine for the first time (warmed + extras) ate German sausages at over-inflated prices! We saw our friends in Leeds and were blown away by the firearms on display at the Royal Armouries museum!
We headed down south a few times, visiting Amy's Dad in Oxford, our friends in Cheltenham and day trips to London. We ate at Jamie Olivers restaurant (err - I don't think he was the chef that night though), watched Sister Act at the West End (sadly non of the original songs from the movie), visited the Queens home - Winsor Castle (the best tourist attraction we saw - such splendour), saw the All Blacks play the Barbarians at the home of Rugby - Twickenham (they lost - doh!) and shopped at Europes largest shopping mall!
From our home base of Withernsea, a town of 8000 people, our entertainment options were more limited - although we made regular trips into Hull to the movies, we saw a theatre production of Macbeth (dull), Amy went to the Vagina Monologues (don't ask)! More importantly we were able to join in the local community events such as the Harvest Festival Service & Meal, Remembrance Sunday Services and the switching on of Withernseas Christmas Lights! We visited the famous 'Hull Fair' Europes largest travelling fair - all the lights, games and rides blew Amy's mind! We also welcomes Amy's Dad and Marianne for a weekend - showing them the sights and sounds of Hull, including a visit to The Deep and the KC Stadium. It has been lovely to walk down the street and chat with the locals, friends of old and people Amy would now call friends too! It is now a place we can both call 'Home' - "where everybody knows your name - and they're always glad you came"! 
