Family matters

The last few days of my London stay were such eventful times. Mum and Auntie Moira were in London and I got my dose of family that I needed so much! Mum, Auntie Moira, Dave and I went walking around London together, laughing and being the silly buggers that we are. Dave and I were forced to have a photo on top of a lion statue in Trafalger square, so in retaliation we made Mum and Moira drape themselves all over a cute policemen guarding the Prime Ministers house. Then Mum, Moira and I went on a great tour to see Stonehenge, Windsor castle and Bath. I have seen so much in London this trip that I am baffled as to what I did on my last trip. I think I must have holed myself up in the British Museum for five days and cried with happiness to see what I had studied for five years inches from me. So I had to say goodbye to Auntie Moira, my Mama and then my best friend all in the same day. It was all laughs and hugs and kisses, but Dave got me at the end of this long day and I couldnt help but cry a little. I quote Forrest Gump when I say, and thats all Ive got to say about that.

Then the next morning it was hello to my new travel buddy Claudia, a sassy little Sydney sider with a passion for food consumption that challenges even me, (who knew such a person existed!). We flew from London to Budapest, then Claudia had to hold my hand as we walked onto the plane bound for Zagreb. This thing was so small it could only sit three people across and ran on its two propellers. THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT HERE PEOPLE, AND IT HAD PROPELLERS!!!!! I nearly cried, but somehow I managed through it to experience what was the most pleasant take off Ive had in a while, then it was straight onto an 11 hour bus ride from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, basically the entire length of the country in a night. One hour in it starts to snow and then snow some more. I begin to worry that I may be a human icicle because I didnt expect it to be colder than London, but thankfully the further south we travelled the warmer it got.

It has been raining in Dubrovnik for the last two days so we have taken shelter in a seafood resturant where the local septagenarians have taken a shine to us. They were all born in Croatia but have lived in Australia for 50 years. I have never had so much as a drink bought for me in Sydney but HERE I have been spoilt with a seafood dinner, many drinks, and good conversation to chase the cold away.

The sun finally came out today and Claudi and I ran to do as much as we could. We walked all the wall surrounding Old town, then investigated every nook, cranny and church inside it. We even enjoyed a walk around the headlands to see the islands and beaches. Lifes tough

xoxo
Sim