Hi everyone! I've been in England for 9 days now and it's everything I thought it would be. Tina and her friend Liz met me at Heathrow last Saturday. I was incredibly tired (34 hours on planes and waiting in airports!), so I went straight to sleep. The next day we went to Windsor Castle and the surrounding area. It's lovely and green. Liz's family lives in a very nice area. It's called Shepperton and it's about an hour outside London. We were lucky and had a few days of sunny weather, so we were able to get outside and see things. Unfortunately, it rained when we went into London. It was a great day anyway and I got to see loads of things, including Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and Harrods, among other things. Harrods was actually a lot of fun. I couldn't afford a single thing but it was fun looking. We saw a fur coat worth £20,000!! People spend ridiculous amounts of money on clothing. Coming from Africa and then seeing those price tags really drove that point home.
On the weekend, we went down to Newquay in Cornwall with Liz's brother and his friends. It rained and things got pretty soggy but it was a very entertaining weekend nonetheless. We had a fancy dress night where we all wore bizarre costumes and went out. I felt a bit goofy at first but you can't stay shy for long with the group of people I was with.
We got back on Sunday and Tina and I repacked our bags. She left for Denmark this morning and I'm now in Worcester at my friend Nikki's house. She's one of the girls I met in Africa and it's so nice to see her again. We drove to Malvern so I could see some of the countryside and have spent the rest of the afternoon looking at pictures and talking about how much we miss Harnas. Tomorrow El and hopefully Beth will be coming to meet us. I'm also hoping to see Sally, another Harnas friend, but I'm not sure if she'll be able to get together with us. We're going to El's house in Manchester on Friday, which should be interesting. After that I'm heading to Scotland but I don't have anything planned yet.
I should be home on August 23rd and I can't wait to see everyone, especially Daisy, Misty and Jasmine. ;)
xoxo Becky
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Good to hear you made it back safe after camping with a Rugby group!!!
Keep having fun and stay safe. I'm off to Golden Ears with Jordan, Katie and Sara tomorrow.
Just not the same without you, Tina and Carly.
I'll be up visiting Ty for his birthday when you get home.
I look forward to seeing you and your pictures!
Take care. Love, A. Joanne
Hi World Traveler!
Sounds like you're extra busy but enjoying your Holidays....
When you get back, you'll have to send us some pictures via E-mail. Between you + Tina, we'll need more than our obligatory week in September to see all your photos - HA!!
Take care + continue to have Fun!
Love, Linda + Eric + Kiddies.
JEALOUS!
I think you should go on a tour of the Parliament Buildings. Have you eaten any fish and chips yet?
About time we heard from you, I had thought that you had run away with a charming british chap by now! I was invisioning Hugh Grant or someone similar. Whats all this about camping with a rugby group??? I want all the details on that for sure. We are all anxious for you to come home, especially daisy, misty and Jasmine!
P.S. Also, if you could bring home Hugh Grant/Colin Firth, that would be super.
P.P.S. I claim Colin Firth
Clearly, Carly and I are going to have to battle to the death. I have a plastic sword.
I have a REAL pirate patch! ARGH!!!!!
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