well... i would firstly like to say that i am very impressed that today is the first day in 2 weeks that I have been rained on.... yes, my spanking new umbrella has been christened by naughty Manchester clouds.
soooooo..................what have i been up to lately?
I think I was in Dublin the last time I tried to write a decent email.
and what have I been doing since? well!.... um........ after my field trecking (and not quite enough drinking) jaunt around Dublin and surrounds... I then flew to Edinburgh where I spent 2 nights in a scary little guesthouse....
well it wasn't really that scary... just different i guess... nice and clean... the sort of place i'd rather not stay at on my own... run by a small asian woman... with a very odd accent indeed.
especially when i got harrassed at breakfast (waaaay too early in the morning and a revolting breakfast at that!) by an old couple who claimed that it was a 'nice day outside'.... i seriously did want to ask if they were looking out the same window i was because all i could see was grey clouds. It's fine making idle conversation with me.... but there's no need to lie!
I do like Edinburgh. Very pretty place. Quite small, so my little legs could carry me around most of it without too much fuss. And i am now offically museumed/art-galleried out.
ooh ooh ooh and also... i had the bestest ever sausages and mashed potatoes ever ever! and I got to eat them with a cute Scottish boy which was a bonus.
hehe
ummmmmmmmm...... then what? I caught a train back to Preston last Wednesday night and ever since I have been experiencing the joys of Preston... oohh.... and how joyous it is. So joyous that...it could possibly explain why i'm in Manchester today (no offence to those who live there!... tee hee) and will probably be heading towards Leeds tomorrow (surely Leeds will have a snow globe shop!).
I especially enjoyed the part in Preston where i'm sure I was being followed by an old haggy woman trying to sell me some 'lucky heather'.... i swear she asked my 3 times in different parts of town.
Nah, Preston is alright. Nearly (but not quite drunk enough) participated in some public karaoke last night in a pub in Chorley.... so very tempting... but i did manage to eat the most revolting pizza ever made... and i am assuming that is why i feel so incredibly sick today (coupled with the fact that I am also having trouble sleeping)...
Well, that's about it really. Still no word on Paris... so looks like i'm still going to be loitering around for a while more. Might head down to Brighton for a bit.... might go to London.... bah... i dont know!
Anyway... send me an email... pretend you love me!
heheheh (nah, i realise there's no need to pretend)
xxx
Sal
p.s. I dont understand why my nose runs more when it's cold. Surely at lower temperatures, liquids should be more solid than liquid. aaah.... i know what i mean.