I haven't been doing much quilting lately anyway, so there hasn't really been much to blog about...
But remember one time i told you that Boyfriend was taking me to England?!
Well, guess what?!?!
I have pictures!
Actually, we took over seven HUNDRED pictures, but don't worry; i won't bore you with ALL of them. =-)
When i say "we" went to England, i really mean the four of us; our next door neighbors were our "tour guides" because they've been to England like six times before, so we felt "safe" going with them. (Boyfriend's a little coughscaredcough to travel out of our country... BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT FROM ME!!!)
We flew out of Charlotte, NC on Oct 13th and did a quick layover in Philly, and then flew into Manchester, England (arriving on the 14th). We really went there to see a friend who works at our favorite spot, The Wine Room. (Who knew?! =-) ) Her name's Sarah, and she's spending one semester studying abroad, lucky little devil.
We spent one night in Manchester, and then hit the road in a rented car. We drove across the north coast of Wales, and almost all the way down the west coast to a town called Cardigan where we spent the night in a tiny town called Gwbert (goo'-bert). One night there, and then we went to Carmarthen, Wales to meet up with another friend from the Wine Room, Kelly, who is ALSO studying abroad for the semester. (I'm thinkin' i didn't do something right when i was younger... Hmm.)
One short day there (we didn't really get to see much of Carmarthen), and then we headed back across the Severn river into England, where we drove straight to Gatwick airport to turn in the car, and hopped on the train into London.
Oh my god, LONDON!!! I absolutely LOVED London!!! The architecture, the history, the cultures, the Tube, the red double-decker buses... I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT LONDON!!!
We stayed in London until the 25th. We were supposed to go to Paris, but with all the rioting and striking and craziness going on over there, we decided to just stay in London. And i'm GLAD we did!!! I didn't really "miss" Paris 'cause i am SO IN LOVE with LONDON!!!
People keep asking me what my favorite thing about my trip was and, honestly, i can only say
THE ENTIRE THING!!!
I loved it ALL!!!
(Well, "all" except that looong and boring plane ride there and back, that is!)
We had an absolutely FABULOUS time!!!
Even the weather was wonderful! I fully expected, before i left, that i would get wet every day; that my feet would be soaked at the end of every day. I expected it so i (hopefully) wouldn't be disappointed every day, but...
It never really rained on us! We had cloudy weather in Manchester and most of Wales, and even saw the sun on many days in London, but... it never *really* rained on us! (I'm not counting that one time it started to lightly sprinkle a tiny bit and we popped into a Cafe Nero for a coffee, and by the time we came out, the streets were almost dry.) I could NOT believe it! I am STILL tickled (in case you couldn't tell)!
Anyway...
Here's a picture to get you started:
Manchester at night from the 23rd floor of the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel (we did not stay here, only came for a drink... or two. And the VIEW!!!)
... more tomorrow ...
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