Lizzy beat Matty, Luke beat Matty and I beat Matty
Matty wasn’t happy to have lost to all of us at table tennis and demanded a review of the rules…. He then accepted defeat but he wasn’t at all gracious about it. This started the aggressive banter and jibes in … Read more
Sunday – Table tennis day
Today was much like yesterday so there isn’t much news really. I suppose we can’t forget to mention that Liz is a secret demon table tennis champion and beat everyone, although we won’t dwell on it (although she’d like me … Read more
Our first full day
Today was our first full day here in Bulgaria. Any doubts we may have had about the hotel or waterpark are now well and truly banished. Bulgaria isn’t necessarily the first place you think of when you consider a European … Read more
Our first day
First impressions of our hotel are still very favourable. We seem to have successfully crossed the line between the impression the brochure, website and travel agents created in our head of the hotel and the reality once we’d arrived. Our … Read more
Now leaving a wet rainy Blighty
At the unearthly hour of 3:30am we were woken by the alarm clock announcing that it was time to haul ourselves to the airport. Our journey wasn’t too bad due to the roads being pretty clear.Once at the airport we … Read more
Leaving the US!!
Today we’re up early to catch our flight from. JFK airport in Brooklyn back to Heathrow. Hopefully if things go to plan we’ll be back in Grenville road by 10pm tonight GMT. It’s been a great trip but I think … Read more
New York day three
We began the day as we had the previous day by grabbing a juice and bagel in the nafty breakfast buffet area. Then we swiftly headed down the now familiar path to our local station and waited with the myriad … Read more
New York day two
Waking up at 8am we dressed and sorted out our plan for the day. Not arriving to breakfast until 8:50am we found it packed out. Every one of the picnic tables was full and there were a few people milling … Read more
New York day one
We ventured down to the first floor for breakfast, to find it was a makeshift buffet with plastic knives and forks, paper plates and outdoor cafe tables. Being breakfast buffet critics (and snobs), we only gave it 3/10. I think … Read more
Washington Day 3
After a hearty breakfast, we stowed our cases in the left luggage room and headed out to the American Archives. Walking down Pennsylvania Avenue we paused for another look at the White House. This time stopping to see both the … Read more