Dang head cold! - Blogabond

Sick is not what you want to be when you’re travelling, but the colds and head flu that Chris and I have been trying so desperately to beat and kick has finally caught up with us and knocked us down. Bugger it. I guess it was inevitable really. We’ve constantly been in the cold, wet, windy weather and then back into the warm cars, houses etc, then back out in the chill again, and the weather swinging from one extreme to the other hasn’t helped either. Oh well. I thought that I had been dodging in quite well and had been caring for Chris who had been suffering quite badly, but I’m 99.9% sure that I fully caught the dreaded cold when he so lovingly and violently sneezed directly into my face. I can tell you he had to care for himself there for awhile, I wasn’t so impressed. Ah, love. Despite feeling as if our eyes are falling out of our heads, noses dripping like taps and having no ability to swallow without feeling like there’s a fire raging in our throats we had an okay day lying in bed watching game shows (my fave over here in the UK is Word Play) and copious amounts of UK news. We now feel intelligent and informed AND sick! On another note, our standing tickets for the Anzac day ceremony in Westminster Abby arrived today. We’re really looking forward to this day and to catching up with Bronwyn who we haven’t seen in a very long time! We did manage to crawl out of bed and witness a hot air balloon floating over the house in the late afternoon before crashing back into bed.

Hot air balloon from our bedroom window.

A few observations, realizations and ponderings of the UK

• With a massive lack of the glorious, slightly addictive substance of Milo here in the UK it has been discovered that Ovaltine makes for a reasonable substitute, though, it in no way replaces the golden, revered Milo.

• On the same note, with the ever popular breakfast spread Vegemite being as rare as hens teeth here in the UK, it has been temporarily replaced with its cousin Marmite. We shall consume large amounts of Vegemite upon our return to make up for our trespasses.

• I think, if you can of course, it would be nice to retire to the UK. Old Betsey’s get everything for free once they’re over 60! Free prescriptions, free TV (though we get that too) free bus passes… free lotsa things!

• Heterosexual men here drink cider (aka Zi-der) This is a rare oddity in Australia.

• The UK population appears to be well and truly addicted to TV soaps, practically Australian ones. Life revolves around the TV guide. Seriously.

• In some aspects, the UK seems to be stuck in the 50s -70s era. Some of the housing, décor, clothing, and hair cuts... Let’s just say that some it needs updating.

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Chris and Emily on April 22, 2009 from Bristol, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Europe 2009

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vegemite is available at Asda and Waitrose, don't know about the other supas. Only problem is it's kind of expensive....

And don't believe people when they tell you penguins are like timtams, they are a very poor imitation :(

written by Bron on April 23, 2009

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