Steve n Jen's UK adventures

UK and European adventures. Read on my pretties, and discover what two stray Aussies can get up to on their travels.......

05 March 2007

Feb 2007 b

Sat 17 Feb 2007
We pick up our new used sofabed, which is 7 feet long. Amazingly it fit into the back of our car, if only just. Luckily it also just fit through the front door. It clashes terribly with the decor, so we have ordered some fabric to match the other comfy chairs. (Jen really isn't fond of floral furniture or drapes)

Later, in the evening, we picked up Dan and Elizabeth and drove to the local SCA revel, as we had last month. It was good, there were twice as many people attending, and heaps of music! Unfortunately most of us (including ourselves) had colds.

Mon 19 Feb 2007
We both spent most of this week with headcolds.

Thu 22 Feb 2007
Hooray! Jen passes her probationary period at work! To celebrate this (and another work milestone actually), Jen and colleagues enjoy lunch and visit the NLA (New London Architecture) and subsequently find out a little more about planned building in London, and the Olympics in Stratford (East London), 2012.


A= Olympic Stadium (20-25 mintue walk from our home)
B= Eurostar International Train Terminal (15-20 min) opens later this year!
C= Tube station (10-15 minutes) which also has DLR (district light rail), plus coach terminal and national rail connections.
D= Stratford Park, where we built our snowman last month!
E= Our home

Fri 23 Feb 2007
Payday! Hooray!
Gavin visits us from Ireland! A visitor to try out the new sofabed.
But before he does, Steve and Gav are sent away to pick up a coat-stand (purchased cheaply on ebay) about a 45 minute drive away, with the option of stopping to see Rochester Castle on the way back. Unfortunately the car's engine decides to self destruct on the way home. Thankfully though, our mechanic has convinced us that the cheapest price we have found on used engines is outrageously too high, and he will do his best to find us one at what he thinks is a reasonable price. The down side is this could take him weeks. Luckily for us, London has excellent public transport. My what a nice coat stand we have ;-)



Sat 24 Feb 2007
Spent the morning walking around the heart of London with Gavin, watched him buy specialty dance shoes in a ballet shop, following his wife's instructions, and we enjoyed strolling through parts of the British Museum and National Gallery.


Above: Trafalgar Square, outside the National Gallery.

In the afternoon, Aussie guest number two arrived. This time it is Lauren from Tassie (she is Ciaran's protege, for those who know what that means).


Sun 25 Feb 2007
The four Aussie tourists hit old London town.... or at least, "The Tower".
Below: Tower Bridge was built in the 1890's, so it is the newest thing built, in this photo.


Above: The White Tower, which is the oldest building inside The Tower of London. It is the original Norman keep, and a royal palace right to this day. Its just not a royal residence anymore. The jutting-out clock in the background is in front of where the crown jewels are kept. They had some nice diamonds on them. Sorry Morde, your engagement ring is no long the largest I've seen! :-)

Above: Currently used accommodation inside the grounds. The beefeaters live there. Apparently, one of Jen's forefathers spent his last days in one of those tudor houses, as did a couple of Henry VIII's wives before their executions.

Above: the memorial gardens on Tower Hill. Below: one of the plaques. Simon Fraser was the last man in British history to be executed by the axe, and he was eighty years old (Jen's ancestor)



Mon 26 Feb 2007
While Jen's at work, Steve, Gavin and Lauren visit Greenwich to see the Meridien line.....



Tue 27 Feb 2007
In the evening Gav packs up his stuff and returns to his Irish sweet-heart.

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