Timmy Teapot

Might have gone a bit teapot mad - suddenly got an idea that I am now of an age where I should have a teapot - I'm not sure why - but at least its not a sports car. Popped down to my local Sunday carboot sale about 2 mins from my house and picked up not 1, not 2 but 3 lovely teapots! I splashed out on the white one which was the most expensive at £2! Yep I know the yellow one is probably a coffee pot but its the same idea and it was only 50p! The green one was only a quid so all in all I reckon I did OK.

Wedding wake up

I knew London life was going to be a lot more "full on" than Southampton and it didnt take long for me to have this made clear... at 7am! The Indian wedding party started early and continued until about 2pm when the groom was taken off on the white horse with a party of singing and dancing wedding guests following - all very entertaining - and noisy!

Move it!

Ugggg! Moving! Immediately after all the fun and relaxation of NYC/Montreal I had to come back to Southampton and pack up all my worldly possessions and move... to London- YAY!

Not the most organised move I've even done but we got there in the end.

White van man transport.

My new front door

Most of my stuff piled into the back of a van - ugg - now it has to go up 2 flights of stairs!

Also moving in their new home... a moving in present from Adam ... my new fish!

Montreal July 2009

After the fun in NYC I said bye bye to Adam at LGA and hello to SarahC in YUL (Montreal)! Hooray more holidays! It was hot and sunny there too which was lovely.

Moody? Moi?

Woohoo wheels! We cycled quite a way that day - Montreal has an amazing network of paths that were fantastic to see so much of the city and its good bits!

Cycling round the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve...

Hands on hips...

...and again!

Tres chic non?

Poutine - looks disgusterous - but absolutely delicious! Of course we went to the best place in the city to try it out - burgers were great too ...

...and I even resisted the bread!

More yumcha! This place served yumcha from 7am to 3pm every day! Brilliant!

NYC

Summer 2009 was marked with a 2 week long vacay in North America! First stop NYC for a week followed by another week in Montreal. My accompanying holiday adventurers were Adam for NYC who was tag teamed by sister Sarah for round 2 in Montreal.

Again - lucky strike 1 with the hotel room. Not cheap mind you but the double aspect room faced down the barrel of 7th Ave to the bright lights and madness in Times Square. Magic!

Central Park

... more photo ops

The hotel room view at night... the noise was incredible and I LOVED it!

The first day and we hit the ground running. It was Adam's first trip across the pond so all major tourist attractions were obligatory. Staten Island ferry first stop to get our free view of the great Lady and a cool trip on the water.

GLUTEN FREE BREADSTICKS and BEER! OMG SOOOO GOOD!

GLUTEN FREE PIZZA! AMAZING!

SOOO NOT Gluten Free but it came served on a bin lid! Brilliant!

We opted for the ever so healthy rib/steak/pork combo with unusual green stuff that I had not encountered before in the USA...

Corn bread - although gluten free(ish) is yuk

Hotel room view was amazing at night - I could stand for hours just watching and listening - it also helped that the air conditioner was there to cool us down.

Mmm Chinatown! Yumcha! Yum!

Whaddayamean officer I had no idea that the LV bags out of the back of the dodgy white van were knockoffs? Really? I cannot tell at all!