Hi all,
Thought it was about time for an update, although not that much has happened in the scheme of things. The biggest being our change of address. Before Christmas we decided it was time to get out of shared accommodation; we know we didn't last long but at the end of the day it's hard enough to live with one other, let alone 7. And it's not costing much more to rent a place on our own, although I'm sure lots of people have bigger garages than our flat ... but it's cosy!
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year. Both were fairly quiet, but given the weather it takes a lot of motivation just to get outside. We spent Christmas day in a cosy little pub for lunch which was nice, although quiet strange. It's weird for it to be so cold over Christmas when all i've ever known is warm, Aussie Christmases.
Our first real Christmas tree;
My favourite present, Harrods Bears (aren't they cute!!);
New Year was spent in front of the telly watching the New Year entertainment going on in London. Mike was sick and it was cold and raining. So fairly uneventful.
The question of homesickness keeps coming up, and generally speaking neither of us has been overly homesick (no offence to anyone who thinks we should be pining for them). I miss Murphy and Monty, but other than that we're both fine. Having been here for a few months now, certain food and smells seem to cause lots of memories and daydreams from home. Australian wines tastes better, and taste more distinctly Aussie than we thought when we first arrived. I haven't had vegemite on toast for ages because it send me into a weird daydreaming trance, which I just don't have time for of a morning, and Dixie Drumsticks are a delicacy (extremely expensive to buy over here, and rationed when we recieve them!).
So that about all to update on, see I said not much had happened. In the near future we're off to France and Dublin (booked), and possibly somewhere a little warmer for a weekend if the budget allows. Hope everyone is well and we'll try to update again soon.
Mike and Krystle xoxo
Thought it was about time for an update, although not that much has happened in the scheme of things. The biggest being our change of address. Before Christmas we decided it was time to get out of shared accommodation; we know we didn't last long but at the end of the day it's hard enough to live with one other, let alone 7. And it's not costing much more to rent a place on our own, although I'm sure lots of people have bigger garages than our flat ... but it's cosy!
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year. Both were fairly quiet, but given the weather it takes a lot of motivation just to get outside. We spent Christmas day in a cosy little pub for lunch which was nice, although quiet strange. It's weird for it to be so cold over Christmas when all i've ever known is warm, Aussie Christmases.
Our first real Christmas tree;
My favourite present, Harrods Bears (aren't they cute!!);
New Year was spent in front of the telly watching the New Year entertainment going on in London. Mike was sick and it was cold and raining. So fairly uneventful.
The question of homesickness keeps coming up, and generally speaking neither of us has been overly homesick (no offence to anyone who thinks we should be pining for them). I miss Murphy and Monty, but other than that we're both fine. Having been here for a few months now, certain food and smells seem to cause lots of memories and daydreams from home. Australian wines tastes better, and taste more distinctly Aussie than we thought when we first arrived. I haven't had vegemite on toast for ages because it send me into a weird daydreaming trance, which I just don't have time for of a morning, and Dixie Drumsticks are a delicacy (extremely expensive to buy over here, and rationed when we recieve them!).
So that about all to update on, see I said not much had happened. In the near future we're off to France and Dublin (booked), and possibly somewhere a little warmer for a weekend if the budget allows. Hope everyone is well and we'll try to update again soon.
Mike and Krystle xoxo
