England Trip

Well... another year and another trip to see some of my great friends that are in different places around the world.  Last year I saw Sasky in Australia and this year headed off to see Phil, Anna, and Michael in England.  They certainly took care of my throughout the week and a bit, and we had a great time.

Just like last year, here are some bulletpoint highlights:

• I literally got the last Stoke City padded jacket, in the store, and it just so happened to be Medium and fit perfectly. It's amazingly cozy.
• Ended up buying mostly soccer gear as souvenirs for this trip: a Stoke padded jacket, a Stoke flag, a Stoke beanie hat, an Olympiakos FC jersey, an AEK Athens jersey, and a neon green beanie hat at Poundtown.
• Closed out an amazing 2 dart 48 (single 20, double 14) to win the InterContinental Darts Championship 2 legs to 1.
• Walked alone, The Beatles Story, all the Museums, and getting Fish and Chips in Liverpool.
• Had Chinese for dinner and watched 'The Life of Brian' and 'Walk Hard' on NYE, then watched the fireworks from London.
• Went to see Stoke City v Everton, on New Years Day, a 1-1 draw for my first ever EPL game.
• I got my ass handed to me in Tiger Woods '07, although I did get a hole in one over the week.
• Talked to Carly, quite a cute check out girl, at Morrisons on a couple of our trips to the super market.
• Got a late night Friday phone call, that my flight home was cancelled. Stayed an extra night at Phil and Anna's and then stayed a night near the Manchester Airport for a night.
• Food: Mexican (chili and tostitos) Chinese (duck vermicelli and prawn fried rice), Italy (pizza), England (fish and chips, proper British breakfast, pork pie), American (hamburger and fries), Turkey (chicken kabobs), Greece (pork skewers), Indian (curry), Portuguese (Nando's Piri Piri style chicken)
• Beer: Peru, England, USA, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Ireland.
• Movies: 'The Life of Brian', 'Walk Hard', 'The Other Guys', 'Catch Me If You Can', 'Rush', 'About Time', 'The World's End', 'Despicable Me 2'.