May 2006 - August 2006

Last Updated: 20/08/06

In case you hadn't noticed, it's taken rather a long time for me to update the website since moving to the UK.  As you can imagine, things have been pretty busy (flat hunting, job hunting, moving in, getting settled, going out, etc etc).  Below is a small collection of some of the things we've been up to, including: Olly's birthday, Linny's leaving do, the Harbour festival, a day trip to Exeter, and the Balloon Fiesta. 
 

 

 
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 Olly's Birthday

A picnic (and games) by the Observatory
 

A game of rounders (or cricket? or ricket? or crinders?)
in which I apparently managed to demonstrate that it is possible to look elegant whilst running in high-heeled sandals with skirt hitched up (not pictured)...

(didn't score a rounder, though)

  
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Tom enjoying the game

The obligatory picture of the suspension bridge!

 
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Linny's leaving do

(Linny pictured here with Hannah)

Tom, clearly impressing Oliver...

 
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Tom, having better luck impressing the ladies!

(For everyone else who went to the leaving do - apologies for not getting my camera out sooner!)

 
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The Bristol Harbour Festival:

Acrobatics, boats, street performers, and beer 

(not to mention the left-over blood-stains from a stabbing the night before...)
  

 
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A very cool piece of street performance
 

 
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The finished picture
 

 
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Tom with my mum in Exeter
Mum popped over for the day to bring some important documentation we needed.  We don't have many photos of the day, because it basically involved drinking and eating...!  We all had a really fun day, and were suitably impressed with Exeter!
  
  
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The Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Drinking is not just what we do with my parents, as Tom demonstrates here with his mum and dad!
 
Despite having lived here for 4 years while we were at uni, this was the first time we've been able to make it to the balloon fiesta.  There was a lot going on, including this sky-diving demonstration
(Apparently this parachutist wasn't Scottish...)

  
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Is it a satsuma? 

Is it an orange?

No!

It's a balloon!

The balloons start to inflate ready for the night-glow

 
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A group of over 20 hot air balloons, all in very close proximity, took part in the fabulous night-glow, set to music

Glowing in the dark

 
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The night-glow had a distinctly Spanish theme, with some dodgy Spanish-type music

It was really imrpessive, though

Final shot!

 
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