As keen as I am to get out and explore, there is school to do and that is the deal with travelling for a year with school age children. A frustration for all!
Tim has run/walked over 500kms, by our estimate, in his runners we bought in Germany. Although they were Asics and we always get good wear out of them, I guess they've taken a hammering and it was time for new runners. Tim and Annika and I went hunting and found a Sports Direct store, with a sale, so that was the deal! Shoes bought without a headache but they are not Asics and not quite as good.
We popped into Tesco Express for a few groceries rather than walking all the way to the big shops. Standing in the queue I was flabbergasted at the number of people buying lottery tickets. Nearly everyone bought at least one but one woman bought 4! What a waste of money!! We had remarked on the number of betting shops and pawn shops in London down Kilburn High Road. Is it a symptom of poverty or a comfort for those living for their lucky strike, giving them hope? It certainly contributes to a bigger expenditure...plus the cigarettes which seem to be more common than in Australia.
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| Irresistible! They are not sprayed in England as the cold winters keep the growth under control. |
School wasn't too bad from my side of things today and we are working
through the next module steadily. The big kids' Semester 2 work is in
full flight and it is quite a demanding schedule considering we want to
do some sight seeing as well.
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| Blackberries ripe for picking! |
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| Pollen worker doing a great job to ensure more blackberries! |
Late afternoon with fine but cloudy weather we went out for a wander.
Karl and I just can't resist the wild blackberries on the canal side and
it is always nice to watch the long boats moving through the locks.
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| Historic tiles on a shop - love the way history is intermingled with the modern shops |
The highlight of the walk, apart from gazing up at the old buildings
dating from 1570, was finding a Thai grocery store and bought some
sticky rice!! Honey soy chicken and sticky rice for dinner! We became
very fond of sticky rice in Thailand!
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| Inn - Parson Street circa 1570 |
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| One of the shopping streets in Banbury looking quaint! |
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| Old columns, on the footpath, outside St Mary's...so much fun to trip over history! |
Mmm sticky rice yum!! It shepherds pie for us for dinner tonight :) still loving sitting and reading your blog while I have my morning cuppa Helen.
ReplyDeleteYes I imagine new runners would be tricky to find sometimes, do they have the bigger sizes??
Glad you are enjoying the blog!! I enjoy writing it and learning as I go! Re shoe size - most shop assistants look incredulously at Tim's feet and are surprised that there shops do stock such sizes!
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