Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Julie and Brandon's Visit! Part 1

We are so lucky that we have such amazing friends and family that come to visit us while we are living overseas. Our latest visitor was one of my best friends Julie, and her boyfriend Brandon. I went to high school with both of them (and even junior high with Brandon), and it was just so fun exploring and road-tripping with them while they were here. We were SO lucky and had amazingly beautiful weather the first couple of days that they were here. I took them into our town's centre the first day and we checked out Ely Cathedral and enjoyed a nice walk on the way to one of my favorite tea rooms for lunch. On our walk back to our house there was a wedding party coming out of the cathedral, so we had to stop and wait for the bride to come out. We weren't as bad as some of the tourists around though - some people just started mingling with the wedding guests and taking pictures!! :)

Julie and Brandon - Ely Cathedral




Me and Julie at Peacock's Tea Room
The tea room was a little girly, but Brandon was a good sport ;)


The second day we went to base and showed them around, then had lunch at a pub in Mildenhall. The food was really good - Julie and Brandon got to try their first British fish & chips (and peas, gross). Thomas and Brandon went golfing that afternoon while me and Julie did a little shopping in Bury St Edmunds. We had to try on fascinators, duh. Later that night we all walked to the cozy little pub closest to our house and had some beers/cider - so fun having them here!


My fascinator
Julie's matched :)
Cheers!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Hunstanton Beach Road Trip!

We set off a couple of weekends ago to find a nice, sandy beach. The goal was Hunstanton Beach (nicknamed "Sunny Hunny ha). The last one we went to was rocky and...not so pretty. I love our day trips because we usually don't have much of an agenda and can just stop and see whatever we want along the way. Our road trips usually involve a pit-stop at McDonalds since there aren't any close to us - we have to take what we can get ;) 

Old Campbells building
They always point out where the crematoriums are...I don't get it!
Castle Rising we found along the way
Castle Rising
It was the perfect day for a beach trip
The beach was just what we were hoping it would be - sandy!! :) We enjoyed just bumming around the town and walking down the beach. We walked and walked and walked and made it to a less busy beach that was wide open and perfect to bring the dogs to next time. We'll keep exploring beaches, but I think this one is one of our new favorites!

Beach!
There were pony rides on the beach!! SO cute :)
Cute little town
Beautiful cliffs
Love!
Moss covered rocks and a storm brewing in the background!
Great drive home :)