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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Away we go to an island fair...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Away we go to an island fair. It takes about five hours to get from Dalwhinnie to Thurso by train. During the journey, the Parisian jumper works its magic once again - I purchase a cup of tea from the trolley bloke. Do you want sugar? Ah" (with a roguish look) "You must be sweet enough! No, I tell him, I am an evil-tempered bitch from hell - all because I don't take sugar in my tea, of course. I complete the hike safely, the local vandals obviou...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Edinburgh, Festival City...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Sunday, August 19, 2007. Edinburgh, Festival City. As we all know from my last post, I woke up bright and early the day after the performance, ready to go to Edinburgh. Only one task remained - to pack up the costumes and post them back to Australia. Anyway, all musings aside - let us go on with the journey! Sitting in a train for four hours is not very exciting so I won't dwell on that (apologies to Michael and Chris the train spotters! Eventually, I got to the head of th...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Edinburgh The Sequel
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Monday, August 20, 2007. There are worse things in the world than a skinful of duty free and two hours sleep. Merry Rotarians for one. I stagger out to get my full Scottish breakfast, ready to belt anyone who even looks like they might be involved with the Rotary. Oddly, they are all sound asleep in bed. Can't think why that would be. But sleepless nights away! My agenda for the day is to see as many as I can of the following:. The Museum and Art Gallery. Our hero and hero...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Fort William and Inverness
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Fort William and Inverness. I spent most of a day travelling to my next destination, which I thought was Fort William. The point of Fort William in my mind was that it was close to Loch Ness of monster fame. The ten hour journey was all very pleasant - on the bus to Fort William, I watched the Loch carefully for signs of monsters, but not a monster was to be seen :-(. Again - must read Lonely Planet carefully! My tour involves a half-hour cruise...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: July 2007
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Monday, July 23, 2007. Yes folks, when we left our heroine, she was paying off her credit cards in $20 installments (last installment due in September 2030) - poor but happy in the knowledge that she'd had the holiday of a lifetime. A knock at the door - is it a bird? Is it a plane? It was good old Opportunity (in the form of an email from Robert) saying that the entire cast of Patience had been invited over to perform in the 2007 Buxton Festival. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: August 2007
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Saturday, August 25, 2007. From the park, I went on to the Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery, which wasn't vandalised but wasn't open either. A stroll along Sauciehall St showed me pretty much the full gamut of the Glasgow experience - Pound Stretchers (the UK $2 shop) and greasy-spoon cafes at one end, the Italian Centre (Versace, Gucci etc etc) up the other. As in, 'that pack of mungos couldn't find their arses with both hands'? Downstairs there are exhibitions of religious...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Buxton 2.0
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Friday, August 17, 2007. I arrived in Buxton in the chill early evening. Being rather naive, I assume that the halls of residence are near the University, so I go to the University. So, it seems, does everyone else. As soon as I arrive at the gates, the security guard comes out with a friendly smile. "You looking for the Halls of Residence? He asks. Yes, I am. "You one of them Italian exchange students? All the shows are sold out. Bummer! Sunday night we have a working bee...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Glasgow
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Saturday, August 25, 2007. From the park, I went on to the Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery, which wasn't vandalised but wasn't open either. A stroll along Sauciehall St showed me pretty much the full gamut of the Glasgow experience - Pound Stretchers (the UK $2 shop) and greasy-spoon cafes at one end, the Italian Centre (Versace, Gucci etc etc) up the other. As in, 'that pack of mungos couldn't find their arses with both hands'? Downstairs there are exhibitions of religious...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: The hills are alive...
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Monday, August 20, 2007. The hills are alive. I can't help thinking that I didn't explain my situation to Visit Scotland very clearly. They have booked me in at a place four miles out of Dalwhinnie that can only be reached by car. I don't have a car. I sleep like a log - not a Rotarian for miles around. The bed is so comfy, it seems a shame not to share it with someone - maybe I should leave the door open for Kanga, but I suspect we wouldn't both fit. The hills are alive.
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Andrea's second trip to the UK: Paris! Part I
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Andrea's second trip to the UK. Thursday, August 9, 2007. Hello everyone, just in case you haven't caught up with the good news, I made it to Paris safe and sound. I even made it to Paris well-rested, as there was no-one in the seat beside me in the plane. Although it's not easy for someone of my build to lie down on two aeroplane seats, I was determined and so slept, pretzel-like, across the Indian Ocean. I've seen some amazing queues, but not many tourist attractions. I've managed to buy myself som...
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