Little Pigs Make Us Happy

As we live in a "Pork Free" country we have to resort to "sneaking" it back.

And this is what we managed to successfully "sneak" back in - anyone would think we loved pig!!!

So Nick now has a freezer full of Sausages, ham and Bacon!!!

Our Trip to London

Nick and I went to London for 6 days to visit his family. It was my first time in the UK so I was quite excited to see all the touristy things!!!! I loved London - the buildings are old and amazing and there is so much history. But I could not live there - its too cold for me. But we were very lucky we had temperatures of between 24-27 most days.

(if you click on the images they will appear larger)

London City - full of people and big red buses

Memorial to the Women of World War 2

No 10 Downing Street

Me and Big Ben

Big Ben

Close up of Big Ben

Kensington

Nick enjoying his London Ale

Pork and Peppers Sausages - oh they were sooo good.

Having my first London Beer

Outside Harrods

Princess Diana and Dodi Memorial inside Harrods

Oxford Street

The smallest car ever - The G Wiz - electric car!!!

Off Bond Street in London City

Freezing cold on top of the tour bus

Rush hour - people piling down to the tube - never seen soooo many people!!!

Fountain in Trafalgar Square

Her Majestys Theatre

The London Eye

On the London Eye

Houses of Parliment as seen from the London Eye ( they are the most beautiful buildings)

The London Eye Capsules - this is right at the top (we are looking down on it from our capsule) we are 135m high.

Nick on the London Eye

Big Ben from the London Eye

The River Thames

Looking across London from the London Eye

Horse drawn carriage by Buckingham Palace

The guard at Buckingham Palace about to perform his position change (as I call it)

This happens every few minutes (probably so he doesn't get a DVT)

Concentration

Ready to put his leg down again

The Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace

The main gates of Buckingham Palace

Standing outside the main gates of Buckingham Palace

Nick at the main gates of Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

Standing at Buckingham Palace looking down the Mall

Deck chairs in St James Park

Walking down The Mall

Admiralty Arch down the end of The Mall

Scenery

Just some scenery pics from our London trip

The horrible tiny plane we travelled on from Brussels to Birmingham thankfully the flight was only 1hr.

I was quite impressed by the recycling effort in the airport

Brussels from above

Look at all the green stuff!! You begin to appreciate all the green when you live in a sandpit...

A nasty close-up

These fields were the most amazing bright green/yellow colour - they are rapeseed plants

Lovely old english style houses

Nice english style pub!!!

More houses

And again