and away we go

Work, life, everything has been a bit busy recently as I adjust to getting back to travelling and working. Thankfully, traveling is gaining priority as L2, a friend and me are headed to Chamonix and Lyon on Wednesday. I won't be back till next Monday but promise to be a bit more dutiful to about posting pictures!

Image: L2's - when we were in Paris in May 2008.

shout out for slow club

l2 introduced me to this great little UK band - Slow Club - this weekend. Oddly enough, we were listening to a few of their tracks on the saturday and decided to take a look to see when they were playing in London. The best part - they were playing on Sunday so we headed up to Angel to watch their set.

They did not disappoint and it was my first time listening to a band on myspace and actually going to hear them live. With such a quick turnaround, it was easy to do.

While they were great, the woman after needed to learn more words than 'unrequited love unrequited'

in hundreds of years

Will this still be standing?

Stonehenge can still be viewed from the highway. Because highway expansion is needed (it's the main road into Cornwall and the few mile stretch gets bottlenecked) they are going to build the highway underground. That stretch also has the highest rate of accidents as everyone slows down to look. I don't blame them - it is surprisingly cool.

When my parents came in the 70s, you could still walk amongst the stones.

fish and chips over pasties

Last week L2's parents come for 10 days for their first visit to England. I say first, as I do hope there will be several more (hint hint!). The best part of the trip though was Cornwall.

1. Cornwall is stunning and I know understand why it was and is the place to holiday in England.
2. Going in March meant far less crowds.
3. Rent a car - it meant that we got to stay in this fab B&B for a steal and we had a living room and dining room to ourselves as well.
4. The Eden project is crazy. It's alien, informative and on a cold day soooo warm.
5. I still detest cornish pasties. Cornwall did not change that despite the fact that they would clearly make the best ones.
6. While Rick Stein's makes a mean fish and chips, I don't think I'm ever going to have that again either.
7. If in Cornwall, go to Padstow and walk along the head to Trevone. It's an amazing, windy and beautiful walk.
8. There are such things as 'wild' ponies. No one is pulling your leg if they tell you that.
9. L2 became more obsessed with sheep. - actually it was the lambs.
10. Taking the long way to cornwall means a 7+ hour drive, the short way 4 and a bit hours. I like the short way.