This fortnight was park fortnight. It started out with heading off to Hammersmith to welcome Amy back from her trip home to NZ and also to welcome Daryl and Beverly to the UK. Was great just chilling out in the sun in the park next to the river Thames. Little did we know this would be the first of many more things to come.
Saturday and we journeyed off to Regents Park just north of Marcus' work. The weather was fantastic and the park was really great too. Parks over here aren't just big pieces of grass like at home. They are manicured with paths and gardens and fountains and cafes and really lovely to visit. Fish and chips in the park was just magic and then a big walk around the park to walk off our fatty tummies. Regents park is really beautiful and we will definitely go back there for more of an explore this summer.
That night we had Robin and Mary around to our flat for dinner. Was great to have a nice easygoing evening with some tasty dinner a la Jess and also to introduce Robin to cider. We think we have a new convert.
The next day we were off for another day in the park. This time Clapham Common with Tim and Emma and later joined by Pauline. The day was even hotter so we did a lot of sitting round talking. The boys tried a bit of hackey and frisbee but the heat made us retreat to the ground again pretty quickly. Later in the afternoon Tim had the great idea of heading off to the nearby pub, the Windmill, for jugs of Pimms. The conditions were perfect. Hot weather, good friends and an appetite for drink. We polished a few jugs away before finally heading home for pizza and sleep.
During the week we stayed busy too. The highlight was definitely Jess managing to secure a months worth of work in HR. Even better she was only 10 minutes walk from home so no transport hassles in the morning. Hopefully this is the start of more things to come.
We also got our first dossers. Darryl and Beverly newly arrived from New Zealand (via South America and Ian and Amy's place). Was nice to have some new people round and not be the new kids in town anymore. Good excuse to have a party, so Tree, Katie, Amy and Liam came around for some drinks and shared salad dinner. Fun times for a school night.
The next night Marcus caught up with Bevan after work. Was really great to see him having not caught up for such a long time. Funny how you don't see people till you both end up on the other side of the world. Time went by fast though. Will be really good to catch up again sometime soon.
Saturday night we were off again. This time to visit Amy and Ian's place in Hammersmith for a tasty BBQ. They are doing the traditional London experience. Living in a big house with loads of other flatmates and lots of people dossing all the time. They could have a party there every day if they wanted. As always it was good to meet some more people. Mostly Australians this time but we won't hold that against them.
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