Camden and Cocktails

On Sunday we headed to Camden Markets to pick up a few bargains. We had a great day strolling through the markets, being offered illicit substences (saying no) and enjoying the atmosphere.

On the way back we went to the park for some softball practice and then met our flatmate Damien for a quiet Pimms and a game of cards.

Many jugs of cockails (including snakebites) later we stumbled out of the Slug and Lettuce. For those who have been to London - we deserve the judgement you are giving us right now...

Old friends and Culture

On Saturday we caught up with Wes' friend from the old TMD days, Flavia.

We had a lovely lunch down on the river and then strolled around the National Portait Gallery and checked out the new sculptures in Trafalgar Sqaure. London is great.

Softball!

Wes and I are playing in The London Advertising Softball League!

We had our what should have been our third game on Tuesday night - the other team didn't show (obviously know us by reputation) but we still played on. I pitched - god help us all.

It was a great night until the Spring weather turned on us. This is the only drought I have experienced where it rains constantly for three weeks!!

We're currently equal first on the ladder! We've only played one game (we won!) out of three and we're already kicking butt.

The Home of Cricket

Last week Marg and I were given free passes to Lords to go and see the test match between England and Sri Lanka (thanks Marg's work!)

We arrived about 1pm while the players were having lunch. This is also the time that almost everyone decides to get out their picnic rug and have a picnic on the grounds... even though it was 8 degrees at most and overcast.

Going to the cricket at Lords is not the same as going to the SCG, while there is still beer and fans the overall affect is diferent. Instead of blokes in singlets with coloured wigs on yelling at the field there are old men in sports jackets politley clapping each run and good ball.

England were on top of the game and looked like winning comfortably (not that we really cared either way) and in the end it was just too cold to hang around all day so we pulled the pin 1 hour before the end of play and as it turns out 1/2 hour before the sun came out.

Our New Favorite Photos

Well a couple of them anyway

Little Jackson (click for more photos of him)


The Beautiful Annabel and her Niece Scarlett Lilly

Stockholm - Day 2

On Sunday we got up nice an early and went back to Galma Stan to explore the Palace a bit more. We went into the Grand Hotel where I got confused for a Greek pop star and had a gaggle of teenage girls squealing at me. It was possibly the best 2 seconds of my life until they realized I was just a commoner and they all sighed with disappointment..

By the time we got to the Palace the people had woken up and flocked to the place - turns out it was the Kings 60th birthday that day and there were parades galore. To celebrate his b'day the military fired a few cannons before some fighter planes flew over head. Wes and I thought we were in the middle of a terrorist attack before we realized it was a celebratory fire of cannons and not a bomb going off!

After checking out the soldiers and having a giggle as they often dropped their weapons we jumped on a ferry and headed over to one of the islands. I got a call from Mum and Dad while we were on the ferry which as you can see made my day!!!

The island was lovely and included a random aquarium and theme park! That night we went out for a divine dinner of traditional salmon gravalax (Jess this place is your Mecca), game meatballs and roe deer steak. We thought we were having dinner in this really authentic Swedish restaurant but realilsed after dinner it was called The Glenfidich Cellar... there was even a 1000 pound shot of scotch on offer.. maybe next time.

Stockholm - Day 1

After waking up at 5am, flying RyanAir (a cozy experience) to Skavsta Airport, jumping on the Flygbussarna and finally arriving at our hotel... we were knackered! But the excitement about being in a new city got the better of us and we headed out to explore the stylish city of Stockholm.

(1) Marg striking a pose (2) The bridge to Galma Stan (Old city)

We strolled through Galma Stan which was just divine and checked out the Royal palace, a couple museums and some interesting arch way thingies.

We had worked up quite an appetite by this stage and my chance stumbled across a fabulous little candy shop which set us up for muchies for the rest of the weekend.