Unfortunately we have been really busy since we got back from Egypt, but thought we would quickly update you on what we have been doing since arriving back.
We found it really hard getting back into work mode after being in Egypt for 9 days. It was nice to get our stomachs back to normal, and eating food that we knew was safe and hygienic - by western standards to eat! We found it especially hard being back since the week after we arrived back from the soaring 40 degree Egyptian days, it decided to snow in London!!! In April!!! After all those really butt-freezing days we endured in Dec/Jan, it decides to finally snow in April - I give up honestly! But in all honesty, we found this quite cool - especially since it only lasted a couple of hours and then it was all over.
The exciting part about finishing one holiday, is that you come home and immediately start planning the next! I think this has become Bev and my survival strategy for staying over here, instead of buckling and heading home to NZ - well it has at least kept us optimistic and got us through a year of winters. We decided with Mark and Dee that our next big trip should be to Russia and Finland, and we were all very excited to start booking flights etc when Bev's parents finally made up their mind and decided to book a trip over to see us. So unfortunately we have pulled out of the Russia/Finland trip, as we couldn't afford that trip and to do some sightseeing with the inlaws (although we hope to go at another stage), and we really want to show Bev's parents a good time over here. We are quite excited that they have made the plunge and decided to come, and are trying to think of cool places that we can show them in the two weeks that they have.
Whilst we were away in Egypt, our kiwi friends, who had just begun their OE got a handbag stolen and lost all of their passports, money etc. This put a major damper on their travelling (as it would!), so they decided that they would come and set up camp in the UK instead - much to our pleasure! So they booked a flight to London, and have been dossing in our lounge ever since! It is so nice having some kiwi friends from home here, great to go out for dinner and drinks and commiserate about not being in NZ, comparing travelling experiences and how nobody understands our accents etc. They were especially jaded by the non-english speaking countries - having experienced a totally different outcome to that of our small trips.
On the 29th April, a little birdy had a birthday! Bev and I took the day off work - I totally recommend not going to work on your birthday! Bev suprised me with a trip to the London Zoo - it was such a great day (although the weather only just managed to come to the party!). We saw Toucans, Flamingos, Pelicans and Hummingbirds (amongst everything else)-totally amazing. We then went out for dinner with our kiwi friends to an Indian restaurant - a great day. However the fun doesn't stop there, as for my present, Bev bought me a voucher for a test drive in a Ferrari! So cool - I can't wait to use the voucher! Will have to book this for some time soon.
Anyway that's about it for now
Jam and Bev
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