Xmas 2005

We spent Xmas at Mark and Kerries place, nr Bath. Mark is my cousin. We had a great time, very fortunate given we were so far away from our family in oz. Another huge bonus (well 2) is my Aunty was also there and my brother turned up on boxing day from oz.

Opening presents on xmas morning.

Table set for lunch.

Uncle Mark and daughter Libby. He will love me putting this pcture up.

And Mark and Ben riding new bike.

Jes had to have a go on the new bike. That is Ben's bike!!

Ben and Nic doing some colouring in.

This is Kerrie and Ben at Cheddar Gorge.

Lovely photo of Ben.

Uncle Neil, Jes and Nic on the day he arrived from Oz.

Uncle Neil and Jes.

Me, Neil and Aunty making some calls back to Oz.

After lunch at a pub in Bath.

The Royal cresecnt in Bath.

The 3 stooges.

Neil at the Wells cathedral.

Group shot outside the Wells cathedral.

Me and Neil.

Lovely Kerrie on the main street of Wells, not implying anything there ... ;)

Main street of Wells.

MMmmmmm lovely cakes.

And Cornish pasties.

Two beautiful girls.

Cheesy out of 5.....5.

At cheddar gorge.

Neil and Nic in Cheddar.

Waiting in Bath, excuse the rubbish in the bgnd.

It snowed an hour before our departure back to London.

My girl.

In the bus. Cheeky girl.

Neil and Aunty when he arrived in Bristol.

Me and Neil when he arrived.

Ben, cheeky boy!

Ducks in icey water, see the ice?

Looking back at the main shops at Cheddar.

Islington, Nandos, Bloomsbury

Just before xmas we went out with our friends Wendy and Dave and kids, to Nandos in Islington and the onto a theatre show nearby at the Bloomsbury.

This is Dave and Allanah. We have know Wendy and Dave since our Sydney days.

Dave and daughter Sophie, waiting for lunch to arrive.

Wendy and Phillipa, they worked together in Sydney and have remained good friends.

Allanah having a giggle at something.

Allanah, Jes and Nic at a nearby park in Islington.

Wendy looking very european.

And this was taken secretly at the theatre. Not my cup of tea but the kids like it.

Okay enough of the theatre.

Natural History Museum

Back in December we visited the National History Museum with our friend from Perth - Bernie, Bruce, and kids.

Big bugs in this place.

Lots of birds in one glass cabinet all stuck with pins.

Nic and Jes and massive escalator.

The escalator again leading up to a sci-fi world.

Nic and his friend Eligh from Perth.

Umm, a plant, not much more to say but I'm sure its rare and historical...and all that

Umm and orange sculpture of some sort.

Inside the Nat Hist Museum.

Well mum, that was lunch, whats for desert?

An ancient rock of some sort, I took this one.

And it was xmas time of course, a massive tree in a store off Regent Street.

Another display inside a store on Regent Street.

Nic b/w

A collage of the whole day.