We spent our last full day in England visiting with Louise and her family. She lives in a gorgeous village about an hour out of London and about 25 minutes from Brighton.
Her house is amazing! It's amazing because it is nearly 500 years old. It's listed and has wooden beams and brick. It even still has the bells for calling the servants!
We had a great day, catching up, going to the pub for lunch, playing, walking in the woods and we even saw pigs, a guinea fowl and squirrels!
Our bags are packed and we managed to fit most stuff back into our bags alongside all our Olympic and Disney souvenirs. We are only leaving a few things behind. I'm really pleased with that.
We are sad to say farewell to our wonderful friends but we know we'll see them another day. We still have so many things left to do in London that we'll have to come back another time:-)
Of course we'd love to see our UK friends in New Zealand too!
At the same time we are really excited to be heading home. We've had an awesome holiday and we're ready to go home. We'll be back in our own beds on Thursday night - Yay
A big thank you to Steph & Simon who have had us to stay for the last week! It's been grand to be back in Balham (where we lived when we were over here).
Hi Deb & Finn,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the "Last Post", and for keeping us so well updated during your travels and time away.
We hope that the journey home is enjoyable for you both.
Love,
Len & Judy
Hi Deb & Finn,
ReplyDeleteLouise's house must have been amazing, in England they take the treatment, restoration of historic houses very seriously. It must have been grand especially if certain aspects were close to its original (hopefully it has the warmth and convince of a modern home)... Did the servants bells work? Would be a neat way to communicate in the house... I can even imagine the smaller corridors and rooms of the servants quarters.
I watched the closing ceremony this afternoon with the exception of the ending which the recorder didn't get. It was an interesting mix and had once again some really neat visual effects. I enjoyed the warm up taste for Rio... The music, the dancing...
Roll on Rio 2016!!!
Sweet Dreams on the plane. You have most probably already left. So sweet dreams when you put your head down on your own pillows.
ReplyDeleteLove you
Mum
Hi Deb & Finn - have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. It's been great to read about your travels on a regular basis and to see pics too! Looking forward to seeing all the photo albums :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Deb & Finn,
ReplyDeleteWell, you are now home back in good ole NZ. It's fantastic to have you home. I'm now looking forward to visiting with you to hear all about it and see all the pictures!
In the meantime I'm suffering from withdrawals... I'm used to checking your blog on a regular basis for updates of your adventures!
I hope you are catching up on your sleep and are re-adjusting quickly back to our time zone =)
Lots of Love xoxo