Bon journo,
Our next anniversary is going to be difficult to top, Venice was super romantic and we really recommend it to any man trying to earn big points with his woman! We spent 4 days in the little sinking city seeing a number of the historic sites, tasting the food and soaking up the cosmopolitan atmosphere. Our hotel was a 14th century converted house set alongside one of the canals and conveniently located to the main sites. Some of the highlights included feeding the millions of fat cheeky pigeons on St Marks, taking a lovely gondola trip down the little canals, walking on the beach in Lido, watching the sun set over the city and tasting all the interesting food (I even tried cuttlefish pasta – basically a plate of black worms). I have loaded up some photos if you want to see how picturesque the place is. Oh and thanks for all the anniversary well wishes we got, much appreciated. We got back into London on Wednesday evening and have settled back into the usual swing of things.
Yesterday we popped off to the Borough market, a rather interesting little market close to London Bridge where lots of fresh produce is sold. Gwyn purchased probably the world’s tastiest fudge and some home made breads, I on the other hand found monster mushrooms and some fresh vegetables. It’s a good place to go after you have eaten; otherwise those smells will seduce you into buying everything in site.
Work is busy, but there is nothing too exciting to report on in that area. The weather is starting to turn now. The weeks are a bit confused, a couple of really warm days followed by chilly days and then a couple of rainy days. You can definitely feel the difference though and it is starting to get dark at 18h30 or so. It is going to be a shock to the system when winter arrives, but we are slowly buying proper clothes, extra blankets and boots, so lets hope that we make the adjustments well.
Highlights coming up are a weekend in Manchester followed by a weekend in Birmingham; need to catch up with the families. In between, we are trying to organise our Christmas trip. Scotland is looking good for us, but we may look at Europe too.
Well, we hope that everyone is doing well, enjoying the summer…those of you in the Southern hemisphere. We are missing you all!
Love
L&G
