Every year for the holidays I go to my partners parent's house in the West Midlands. Its about 2 hours outside of London by train. His parents live in a very old cottage in the middle of the country near Shropshire, Telford and Staffordshire. Its quite fun because as with English tradition we have Christmas pudding for desert and open Christmas crackers (prizes that include a gold crown hat and a joke to tell around the table). The cottage we stay in has two fireplaces and it was very nice to sit next to a fire after a huge meal
Read MoreBorough Market (London Bridge)
These are pictures of Borough Market. Its right near London Bridge and this October it celebrated its 250th anniversary. The section with the colored umbrellas is the organic section, the main part is in an old Victorian pavillion. You can buy nearly everything here including squirrel and shark! The vegetables that are sold each season change obviously --you can see from the pictures that squash is in season now. The animals that are hanging in the pic for sale are rabbit and pheasants --sometimes they even hang deer!
Read MoreBonfire Night
A big tradition here in England is to celebrate the 5th of November every year. It's officially called Guy Faulkes night, but the nickname is "Bonfire Night". Guy Faulkes was involved in a plot on 5 November 1605 to blow up the Houses of Parliment (where Big Ben is) with gunpowder. He was not successful obviously and was burned at the stake for treason. Bonfire Night started off as a celebration every year to act as a reminder to not mess w/the government and that democracy works. Now people don't really think of it this way, only just as a night to enjoy fireworks and probably a few too many pints (what else is new!!) >>
Read MoreThe Rainforest Foundation 10k Run
In my forever long quest to loose weight, I did a 10k (6 mile) run in support of the Rainforest Foundation yesterday in Regent's Park. Regent's Park is in Northwest London, in a very posh part of town near Harrod's and Kensington and Chelsea (I believe Madonna has a house overlooking the park). It was a lovely place to do a run especially on a Sunday morning and consisted of a 3 lap circuit >>
Read MoreEngagement Story
James planned a weekend break to Nice, France in December 2005, as a birthday present for my 30 birthday. Nice is in the South of France along the Mediterranean or Cote D'Azure. The Cote D'Azure or the Blue Coast as it's called lives up to its name in every way. One could easily see why the South of France for such a long time was (and still is) the getaway for so many rich and famous as it's just incredibly insanely beautiful >>
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