It has been quite some times since I have
written on here! I have just been super busy! In the last month or so, I have
worked a lot, stayed at home, and even traveled a bit… so here are the
highlights:
Winter Wonderland- It was definitely a sight
to see! It is basically a carnival(State Fair) that spans over half of Hyde
Park in Central London! All of the rides were winter themed, and many of the
food stalls were as well. Mollie and I HAD to drink some German Mulled Wine and
Sausages! We spent the entire night wandering around looking at all the things
that were being sold and taste testing many new things!
Southbank Market- Dave, Ed, and I wandered
over to the Southbank market after work right before Christmas to spend some
time at the Christmas market while they were still up and running! It was a bit
chilly, but the Hot Chocolate and Christmas music put us all in the Christmas
Spirit! On the way home we stopped by ASDA to pick up groceries so we would be
able to make a yummy Christmas dinner. We found that it was a bit difficult to
find things at the store as the shelves were not really stocked (welcome to
London during the holiday season!) So for Christmas, we ended up buying 4 small
whole chickens, potatoes, veggies, pie, and lots of beer and wine!
Christmas Day- Dave, Marie, Jinou, and her
brother JJ and I all made breakfast and hung out in the morning/opened
presents! Then the naps commenced! After taking a long, but much needed nap, we
began to cook dinner and get into the festive spirit! Barry and Gilberto joined
us for dinner and a fun filled game of charades!
Boxing Day- It was Marie’s birthday, so we
hung out and watched some movies and went to Ability to have a few drinks and
head out on the town…little did we know NOTHING was going to be open! OOPS so
we settled for the only open pub in the area, had a few drinks, and caught the
last tube home!
Bournemouth- Dave, Jinou, and I went to go
and visit our friends Delila in Bournemouth for the weekend. We wandered the
town, saw the sights, and attempted to go to the beach. It was a bit too
cold/rainy for that, so we stopped by the bar and had a drink to wait out the
rain. When the rain stopped we went out on the pier. After a much needed stroll
on the pier we headed back to take a nap and change before going over to see
some of Delila’s friends for a few drinks (Several!) then headed to the club
for a great night out! Sunday morning we got up and walked into the city centre
to see the Christmas market and some decorations. Then headed home to get some
rest for the upcoming busy week!
New Years Eve-Over the Holiday Season I
have been getting out of work fairly early, but on NYE I was done at noon! So I
grabbed some groceries, cooked dinner, and took a nice long nap in preparation
for the night ahead! Since the theme of the NYE party we were going to was
White Mansion, we had to wear all white! After napping and getting ready we all
made dinner and had a few drinks before taking the 1-2 hour train ride to the
Club. We arrive JUST before midnight to have out New Year’s Shots…and Drinks!
Everyone had a blast and danced the night away! At about 3am we decided it was
time to make the trek home since it was going to be a LONG journey and the last
train left 4am (didn’t want to miss that one!)
New Year’s Day- It was filled with
relaxation, hangovers, hanging out with some friends, lots of Walking Dead, and
a ton of junk food! Best way to spend the first day of the New Year!
Manchester/Liverpool-Jinou and I decided to
take a little weekend trip to Manchester and Liverpool. We took the early
morning train to Manchester on Saturday and made it there just in time to check
into our hotel. Let me tell ya, it was a fantastic deal! We paid £35 total for
the two of us for one night when the prices at the hotel looked to be around
£200 a night. After dropping our stuff of we wandered the city and saw all the
sites! It didn’t take us long though since it only took us 5-10 minutes to walk
from one end of the city centre to another! Since the weather wasn’t that great
we opted to just wander the mall and see what deals we could find! After
walking all day, we were ready to sit down and relax for a bit. So back to the
hotel for a nap we went! I woke up starving so we got ready for a night out on
the town and headed to China Town for dinner! Yummmmmm the Chinese Buffet was
fantastic! After dinner we decided to go to the bar/club in our hotel to have a
drink and just hang out. Little did we know that cocktail pitchers were only £6
and additional shots only £1…Those were some strong Mr. Jacks (Coke, Jack,
Amaretto…and lots more Jack). We ended up staying there and dancing the night
away instead of heading to the other end of the city to check out more bars.
After going to bed at about 3am, it was a
little difficult to be up and ready to catch our train to Liverpool, little did
we know that we bought our train tickets for the wrong date, AND the train we
were trying to get on was PACKED due to the Football game in Liverpool later in
the afternoon. We finally got to Liverpool only to find out that it was pouring
down rain! In an effort to stay dry, we RAN to the nearest museum and wandered
to all the indoor sites(more shopping malls!) After a couple hours the rain let
up and we were able to walk down to Albert Dock and see the water! On our way
back to the train station that evening we stopped by to take a quick peek at
the Beetles Museum! We finally made it back to London around 9pm after a long
weekend of being super touristy and having fun!
