England my home..?
As you've probably already noticed, we're back from England and a very happy time it was. We hadn't seen my parents since the wedding so most of the time revolved around catching up with them and other friends, hanging out in pubs and the usual stuff. The party my parents put on for all the family and friends who couldn't make the Caribbean trip was an incredible amount of fun - Dad did his usual speech where he takes the piss out of Kim and myself and embarasses us with old photos from our childhood we thought had been dead and buried a long time ago. He pretty much outdid himself this time though with a love letter from a girl I received when I was 5 and a photo of Kim which made her positively squirm. Needless to say these were much enjoyed by the company and the speech went down a treat. Amazing what parents keep around from when you're kids.. Be warned!
Chester is still as beautiful as I remember it, great architecture and a mixture of modern and old. Chester has over 2,000 years of history, and a rich Roman influenced heritage. It is the most complete walled city in the country, it's in possession of stunning medieval architecture, a beautiful cathedral, unique two tier shopping streets and some great little shopping nooks. Unfortunately I think the modern is taking over the old as there were too many trendy new wine bars, fancy little hangouts, or hip overpriced skate / surf shops instead of the older traditional British pub, or holes in the wall stores I remember. Some of the old haunts still exist, but somehow it's not quite the same any more. I think it's a shame - the whole charm and culture for me is to walk around ancient places that have been there since Roman times which give a unique atmosphere. It definitely no longer feels like home, which makes sense as I've been gone 10 years now. Still, it is a very fun place to visit and walk around with friends. Kim and I had a cool time, but also are glad to be back. I'm glad to be back to the realm of connectivity, of having a laptop, playing my mp3's as I blog, and resuming my addiction to the 600rr.net site. America is home now, and that's just fine with me, me mateys.
Chester is still as beautiful as I remember it, great architecture and a mixture of modern and old. Chester has over 2,000 years of history, and a rich Roman influenced heritage. It is the most complete walled city in the country, it's in possession of stunning medieval architecture, a beautiful cathedral, unique two tier shopping streets and some great little shopping nooks. Unfortunately I think the modern is taking over the old as there were too many trendy new wine bars, fancy little hangouts, or hip overpriced skate / surf shops instead of the older traditional British pub, or holes in the wall stores I remember. Some of the old haunts still exist, but somehow it's not quite the same any more. I think it's a shame - the whole charm and culture for me is to walk around ancient places that have been there since Roman times which give a unique atmosphere. It definitely no longer feels like home, which makes sense as I've been gone 10 years now. Still, it is a very fun place to visit and walk around with friends. Kim and I had a cool time, but also are glad to be back. I'm glad to be back to the realm of connectivity, of having a laptop, playing my mp3's as I blog, and resuming my addiction to the 600rr.net site. America is home now, and that's just fine with me, me mateys.
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11:31 AM
