Ross's visit
To catch up where Iff left off...
The wedding day was absolutely fantastic. Afterwards, we had about 3 hours of sleep before we got a bus from Cambridge to Heathrow airport. We got there only to find out that Ross's flight would be 2 hours late. Och, well! We had some Krispy Kreme donuts (tough life) while we waited, and then the boy strolled into the airport in shorts and a t-shirt. Shocking!
We then had a really great week. We spent the first night in London and got to see Wicked, which we all loved. Also, while Ross had a jet lag-inspired nap, we battled the London public transportation network to meet William, the newest Noden. Thrilled!!! The next morning we just got to the train station in time to collect our tickets, only to find that I didn't have the credit card I used to book the tickets. We couldn't get our tickets in time, so we had to shell out for full-price tix on the next train, which was packed to the gills. Never mind, we made it to Edinburgh and chilled there for a night. While we were there, I was reminded that Wee bowling is a LOT easier than real bowling, and Chris managed to scare me again by sneaking up right behind me while I waited to see if any pins would fall down. Cheek!
After that, we had two nights in Aberdeen which included a gorgeous meal at Christos Greek Taverna (any excuse!) and plenty of dog-stalking. In fact, we managed to stalk lots of dogs in each city we visited! Then we were in Aviemore for two nights, including my birthday. We stayed in a gorgeous flat owned by Amazing Annie, a family friend (and her amazing dog Tig). We visited the Highland Wildlife Park, where Ross got to watch his seemingly favorite animals, red pandas, frolic about. But beavers were not to be seen! We took a funicular to the top of Cairngorm Mountain and saw a wild reindeer while we were there. We spotted ospreys guarding a nest and ate cake while watching lots of wee birds and a cheeky red squirrel help themselves to free food. Genius.
Then we had another night in Edinburgh, mostly to make sure we ate at every vegetarian restaurant there. Then we made our way to Macclesfield, where Chris was born, to watch their football team play their last home game. We were 20 minutes late, but we enjoyed the rest of the game, and our team won! Woo-hoo! Then Chris drove the rest of the way to Heathrow, where we stayed in the very "cosy" Easyhotel. All part of the adventure! Ross managed to beat me THRICE at Skipbo while Chris slept. Monkey!!!
Then the next morning we returned the car to the hire placey and Ross to the airport. I didn't want to see him go and nearly pulled a Miss America by bursting into tears. Nonetheless we all had a great time. Come back, Ross!
The wedding day was absolutely fantastic. Afterwards, we had about 3 hours of sleep before we got a bus from Cambridge to Heathrow airport. We got there only to find out that Ross's flight would be 2 hours late. Och, well! We had some Krispy Kreme donuts (tough life) while we waited, and then the boy strolled into the airport in shorts and a t-shirt. Shocking!
We then had a really great week. We spent the first night in London and got to see Wicked, which we all loved. Also, while Ross had a jet lag-inspired nap, we battled the London public transportation network to meet William, the newest Noden. Thrilled!!! The next morning we just got to the train station in time to collect our tickets, only to find that I didn't have the credit card I used to book the tickets. We couldn't get our tickets in time, so we had to shell out for full-price tix on the next train, which was packed to the gills. Never mind, we made it to Edinburgh and chilled there for a night. While we were there, I was reminded that Wee bowling is a LOT easier than real bowling, and Chris managed to scare me again by sneaking up right behind me while I waited to see if any pins would fall down. Cheek!
After that, we had two nights in Aberdeen which included a gorgeous meal at Christos Greek Taverna (any excuse!) and plenty of dog-stalking. In fact, we managed to stalk lots of dogs in each city we visited! Then we were in Aviemore for two nights, including my birthday. We stayed in a gorgeous flat owned by Amazing Annie, a family friend (and her amazing dog Tig). We visited the Highland Wildlife Park, where Ross got to watch his seemingly favorite animals, red pandas, frolic about. But beavers were not to be seen! We took a funicular to the top of Cairngorm Mountain and saw a wild reindeer while we were there. We spotted ospreys guarding a nest and ate cake while watching lots of wee birds and a cheeky red squirrel help themselves to free food. Genius.
Then we had another night in Edinburgh, mostly to make sure we ate at every vegetarian restaurant there. Then we made our way to Macclesfield, where Chris was born, to watch their football team play their last home game. We were 20 minutes late, but we enjoyed the rest of the game, and our team won! Woo-hoo! Then Chris drove the rest of the way to Heathrow, where we stayed in the very "cosy" Easyhotel. All part of the adventure! Ross managed to beat me THRICE at Skipbo while Chris slept. Monkey!!!
Then the next morning we returned the car to the hire placey and Ross to the airport. I didn't want to see him go and nearly pulled a Miss America by bursting into tears. Nonetheless we all had a great time. Come back, Ross!
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