One year Anniversary

Ello ello ello.

Wow. Exactly one year ago I left Sydney for my overseas travels. Its hard to believe that it has actually been that long. In some ways it feels a-lot longer because so much has happened, but on the other hand it feels like just yesterday I was boarding that plane, waving goodbye to you all. And now this blog is a year old!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORINNE'S SOMETHING SOMETHING!!!

I've just got back from a road trip with my Aunty Marg and Uncle Geoff and Janelle. We had a GREAT time! So a big thankyou and hello to my aunty and uncle who made it all possible. Safe trip home!

I took the overnight bus from London to Glasgow which wasn't too bad really as overnight buses go, and met up with everyone on Saturday morning. That day we visited the Falkirk wheel, an engineering wonder which took out the need of some locks in the canals near Stirling. After that we went and visited Stirling castle which was lovely. I love little Stirling, such a nice place, and where my Grandfather grew up and his family live now. I had a go at a little braveheart action (see picture).

We checked out Gretna Green just on the border of scotland and england where back in the day lots of english kiddies under 16 could go and get married. I'd never heard of the place but im assured it's quite famous to the older generations =)

We stayed in lovely little Penrith. Nothing like the Sydney kind by the way. From there we had a look arond the amazingly beautiful lake district and the famous lake windemere. Think amazing winding green hills, sheep dotted here and there, quaint little towns.

We visited and walked on Hadrian's wall, built by the Romans back in the day It was a wall that went from coast to coast in Northern England to keep all the 'blue faced heathens' in Scotland out of the extent of the Roman Empire. A lot of it is still standing today amazingly and we got to walk on it!

We also saw Long Meg and her 12 daughters, a kind of mini Stone henge which was quite interesting. We dropped into Beatrix Potter's house where a she wrote and based a lot of her stories. The vegetable garden was gorgeous! But no Peter Rabbit to be seen....

On our last day we also stayed in Haworth, where the Bronte Sisters lived in the parsonage. Checked out their place and the creepy graveyard and surrounding moors. Very dark indeed!

Lastly on our may back to london we visted Pemberley (any Jane Austen fans out there?) and Limehall where they shot the BBC's production of Pride and Predjudice. We also took a pilgrimage to the lake where Mr. Darcy dives in and surfaces looking rather wet and appealing.....

A great trip all in all!!! I'm off to Hamburg tomorrow to hang out with Anna for a couple of days so that'll be very nice. Looking forward to it!