The Girl
Dry season in Katherine
Katherine River at her best.
A NIGHT OF LOUD MUSIC
Mia and CJ at Bass in the Grass in Darwin. It was a good night of music and the girls had a great time.
Matt Corby on stage.
Riley playing with his dog Brin and Diva.
RILEY and FOOTBALL
Riley playing football with the Katherine Camels
and Diva who is not playing football just looking cute.
LONDON IN SNOW 18th January 2013
When i stepped out of the hotel this morning i stepped onto snow !!!!
So typical...last day of trip and i finally get lots of snow..buggar !
The walk to Paddington Station was wonderful, snow blowing everywhere, -8, that crunch crunch under your feet and then at the end of the first street where i had to turn the corner the snow, being pushed along by 40 mile an hour winds hit me in the face and it wasn't so much fun anymore lol. Dragging the suitcase i have come to hate through snow was no fun, the back pack was digging into my back, my eyes were watering, nose running and i couldn't feel my hands...but i was soo happy, if I'd had a third arm i would have been taking pictures. After checking the bag in at the luggage room i grabbed a coffee and walked to Kensington Gardens. It was a winter wonderland, so incredibly beautiful and bone chilling cold but i couldn't stop grinning.
The pictures aren't great because it was snowing heavy all day until about 4pm when it stopped for
a little while.
This is the Round Pond, looks different to yesterday when i was here, the grass has disappeared.
I spent the whole day in and out of the park. When i needed to thaw out i would go to a cafe and sit and watch the snow while i drank my coffee and ate my cake or whatever, this was the best day of the trip. Also the last day, at 5.30pm i caught the train to Heathrow and walked the same hallways that i had on the 27th December but in reverse. I caught a taxi to the hotel which is about 5 min drive away, its lovely and probably the best of the trip...everything happens on the last day. I spoke to the Singapore airlines staff at the airport and they said they would text if the flight is delayed. It's snowing again so i am expecting delays. I will text you Anna if i am delayed because you might have to do a job for me when you get to Katherine, hopefully i wont miss my connecting flight to Darwin.
It's been a fantastic 3 weeks, i don't want to go home or back to work but i do want to see my bambinos and puppy so i that's it till 2014 . Ciao from a very very cold snowy and beautiful London, well Heathrow to be exact. See you soon Riley and Mia love Mama.
LONDON 17th January 2013
I started walking at 8.30am today, may sound late but sunrise is 8am. I grabbed a takeaway cup of tea and a croissant and entered the park, it was lovely all covered in fog and ice, took about 100 photos.
On my way across the park towards Knightsbridge i stopped to visit the swans again, they are so photogenic..took another 100 or so photos.
It amazes me how the birds can stand on the ice or swim in that frozen pond, i take my gloves off and i start shivering. Took another 100 photos.
On my way out of the park the squirrels came up for food but i had none, if you put your hand out they come right up to you...another 100 photos
Once in Knightsbridge i spent some time in the V&A Museum { Victoria and Albert Museum }. Very interesting. Displays ranged from fashion to photos, Sculpture.. you could spend all day in there.Then i went across the road to the Natural History Museum, this is the entrance, i spent a fair bit of time here. Lunch was spent in Harrods food hall, its a good thing my bag is full otherwise i would have spent too much money here.
When i emerged from Harrods the sky was getting very cloudy and the temp had gone from 0 to -2, apparently now its around -4 and snow is supposed to fall over night and tomorrow, and it will because tomorrow is my last day. I walked back across the park to Bayswater which took awhile, my little legs were getting tired. It was a great day and i don't want tomorrow to come. In the morning i will leave my luggage at Paddington then spend the day exploring the Regents Park area which i haven't been to yet and then around 5 i will catch the Heathrow Express to the airport. I'm booked into a hotel near the airport because my flight leaves in the morning on Saturday. Suzanne have a great time in Perth and i will catch up with you when you get back. Tell Chris Rosie can stay with me for as long as, no problem. Anna ? i don't know about you but i don't want to leave....why don't i catch the train to Germany and you play tour guide and we pretend that we don't need to go back to work ? ok i will see you in Singapore. Riley and Mia ? see you soon darlings.
A sad Ciao from London.
LONDON again 16th January 2013
I,m back, its cold but at least for today we have sunshine. I left Cambridge early this morning in really thick fog, made walking to the train station very eerie, like an old murder movie where the killer comes out of the fog...glad i didn't think of that while i was walking in it. When i got to Kings Cross i had to either get a train to Paddington via the Underground or get a taxi, i decided to be brave and go by train in rush hour. Riley and Mia would be so proud i hope that i managed to get to Paddington without getting on the wrong train or falling between THE GAP. I walked the 15min walk to the hotel from the train and i have to say my back was killing me, i cant lighten these bags anymore, I've already left a trail of unused clothes across the country.
I couldn't check in till 2pm so after dropping my bag off i walked across the road and entered Hyde Park. The little guy above is showing you how cold it was.
" It's just a tourist..keep walking, don't look at her....."
Swan rage on the pond
I just love Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens it is my favourite part of London and i could wander around here all day.
This area is called the Round Pond and half of it is frozen, snow is predicted.
Kensington Palace, not much to look at on the outside but stunning inside.
I walked past a sign that said the Palace was open so i spent the next hour exploring the beautiful rooms that Queen Victoria grew up in.
Queen Victoria's wedding dress
I left the park on dark and walked across the road, just down from my hotel, to Notting Hill where i had dinner in a little Italian restaurant. I cant believe that it's almost time to go home. This time next week i will be back at work. Yes Anna i am going to enjoy and soak up as much as i can in these last few days. In an ideal world you mob and my children and Diva of course would fly over here and we would just spend the rest of our lives going from one country to the next.......suppose we will just have to content ourselves with swapping photos and stories and my hours of videos ! Ciao from my lovely London.
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