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Me: 40 years 99 days , Amanda: 35 years 162 days , Esme 4 years 301 days and Bradley 2 years 257 days . Telford UK, 213 miles NW of London. See more who and where.
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15 July 2003   

 

Family's away for another 11 days

Amanda and the kids are at the beach. Why oh why am I stuck here?
Anyway, I just spoke to Esme and Bradley at the beach about their sand castle, they were full of holiday excitement!

At the end of their conversation:

  • Esme says, "kiss, kiss, cuddle, cuddle." In a wiggle, wiggle sort of way.
  • Bradley makes a kissing sound and says, "awww," in a affectionate hug sort of way.
Sob.

I'm beach sick. I think I'll be going down there sooner than I expected.


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A day out to London's heart of 'power'

bigBenGate.jpg

ticketToRide.jpg I've not been to Westminister since I was maybe 9 years old.

Gang of Four:
At home he feels like a tourist
He fills his head with culture
He gives himself an ulcer

There's me competing with the other sightseers for the best shots, this one of the London Eye, with Big Ben was a popular spot. We were jockeying and elbowing for the position.

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An exciting trip. Amazing to see Big Ben up so close, and it's smaller than I thought. The whole place seems smaller, than you see on telly.

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Wonderful to walk past all the people queuing to go into the public gallery to watch the debates. Like I was very important. My old anarchist mates would have been disgusted with me. Queuing, then to be searched with other - who knows, what sort of powerful or opinion leaders. Little old me, grinning from ear to ear. I was banned form taking pix inside by some police, but after the meeting, once alone in the toilets, I had to take a picture of the bogs, I was struck by the modernity of them. After wandering down unlit corridor, with someone opening their phone to shine the way, we found the toilets. bogs.jpg

The houses of Parliament are so old, that I was expecting some old "Adamant" brown, boozer, type urinals smelling of old pee. These just seemed much too modern, totally incongruous considering the type of building. Far too wine bar.


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