(01/08/04 - 31/08/04)
(for photos of Jersey, see the photo index)
01/08/04 |
Friend from Japan: Ozzie Katie in London Met up with Katie (from Fukui), together with some of her friends and some of mine...pub lunch, Tate Modern, ice cream on the bank of the Thames... |
02/08/04 |
Back to Jersey (again!) |
03/08/04 |
Night out Met up with an old friend from school, caught up on old times, and drank (possibly a bit too much ;) )/ See the photos |
05/08/04 |
More shopping Can I spend any more money? yes! |
06/08/04 |
Meal out at Lam's This time with my godmother Pat, and her partner Ted. |
07/08/04 |
Collecting money for Leukaemia Research at the Airport Mum and I did quite well, I think - blowing up and distributing balloons, harassing people into giving us all their loose change... (and I got a trip up to the airport control tower and control room too - wicked ;) ) Hamptonne Fair Mostly aimed at kids, Mum and I had a good time anyway Meal out at the Gorey Beach House With Mum, Dad and Peter. A very hot evening, we were very glad for the two large jugs of Pimms :) |
08/08/04 |
France for lunch The walled city of St Malo is only an hour away by boat...so despite the threatened rain, Mum, Dad and I zotted off to France to enjoy the finest of French Cuisine and take a stroll round the ramparts. Very civilised. And the rain held off :) |
09/08/04 |
A ride on a Harley Dad gave me a lift into town on the back of his Harley Davidson this morning. WOOP WOOP!....or rather:VROOOOOOOM! A Cavegirl Meal fit for the Mariette's Grandma came round, but after everything we'd eaten in France all we wanted was a salad - so that's what I prepared: a variation on a Greek salad, with French bread, followed by home-made apple pie and home-made custard. |
11/08/04 |
To Bristol Tom met me at Bristol Airport with the hire car. It was great to be back (I lived in Brisol while I attended UoB for four years)... |
12/08/04 |
Meeting friends...then poshing up for some posh nosh We met Olly and Beth for a drink before heading back to the hotel to put our finery on and trundling down to Byzantium for a totally fabulous meal (complete with entertainment from a friendly magician) :D |
13/08/04 |
Trundle trundle zot zot Started heading down towards Brighton |
14/08/04 |
Suzy and Dan's Wedding Congratulations guys, on your big day :) See the photos |
15/08/04 |
Fun and exploration in Salisbury Deciding we didn't have time to make it into London after all, Tom and I made for Salisbury, and explored round the cathedral, Old Sarum, and Stone Henge, before pressing on towards Brisol Airport. See the photos |
16/08/04 |
Home again To the joy and surprise of the catties...I'm back in Jersey again ;) |
18/08/04 |
Tom flew to Jersey ...and we went out for lunch... Samares Players - King John Outdoor performance at Samares Manor. Went with Tom, Mum, Dad and Sandra...meal first, then to watch the play...happily the rain held off until 10 minutes before the end of the performance. Unhappily we all (actors and audience) got absolutely drenched in those last 10 minutes! |
19/08/04 |
Jersey Zoo Went to the Zoo with Tom, and met Peter for lunch Dad shows off his bike I'd already had a ride on Dad's Harley Davidson earlier in my holiday, but he wanted to show Tom... See the photos |
20/08/04 |
Travelling! Mum, Tom and I flew to Gatwick together, and Tom helped us shift all our stuff to Heathrow where Mum and I caught our JAL flight to Kansai, Osaka. See the photos |
21/08/04 - 24/08/04 |
Travelling: Kyoto Mum and I explored the sights and sounds of Kyoto See the photos |
24/08/04 - 26/08/04 |
Brief Stop in Fukui Stopped off in Fukui for the Contract Signing Ceremony (basically identical to the one last year - I was even in the same seat between the same two people...) See the photos |
26/08/04 - 30/08/04 |
Travelling: Hokkaido Mum and I explored the sights and sounds of Hokkaido. Had a fabulous time (lots of eating, drinking, onsening and partying! - yes, mum's a bad influence!). Flying back to Kansai through a typhoon wasn't much fun, though... See the photos |
31/08/04 |
End of the Hols Mum flew back to England then on to Jersey, and I headed back to Fukui... See the photos |