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Red carpet time soon then

I talked with one friend yesterday, as I often do. And then called another ... Before the night was done, milady and I have our 'itinerary' worked out !!!

Ok then whats happening on your trip or are you keeping it a secret just incase the press get hold of the news and you are mobbed by your fans...

When all the dates and details are "ironed" out ... I expect it will be a separate journal. But as it's looking at the moment, ...

Mid-day of September 1st, we'll be at an airport of London. (Pick one ... based on rates, etc)

Around or about September 6th, we'll link our way to Wales.

Sometime around the 11th, we should find ourselves in the Dublin area ...

Coming back to the mainland might even drop us into Manchester for a day and a bit ...

Before our departing the UK on the 16th.

That is some trip you will have a time

I expect to require a vacation, to recover from the vacation.

There's a welcome being prepared in the hillside as we speak

The hillside? Oh gods, does this mean I have to practice my yodelling?

no!!! Just learn the words for the welsh national anthem .......I'll find them and Email them to you ............................

From what little I know of Welsh, PLEASE don't wear out the L, H and R of your computer.

Apart from the mates you are going to visit, what are you going to see...

Hmmmm, the neighborhood, the city, the work-place and family of one friend. Who will also guide us around London to see the Tower, Buckingham, Westminster Abbey (milady loves the Royals) and the Kew Gardens. The next stop will include several sites and things in Cardiff, a Welsh History museum, a functioning manor from 350 years ago (in period dress and life) and a national park. I haven't been able to specifically iron out sites and stuff for the Dublin area, but I'm sure the Lady will find more than plenty to please us. And I think we'll just see what kind of tour of Manchester we can find, when we get there.

It's gonna be a busy time.

in dublin there is the guiness factory. if you can find it i got lost! found a pub instead!!!!

cant hink of much in manchester, lots of shopping though!

There's Old Trafford if you like football or the Lowry Center in Salford

Mostly, in Manc, is two lads that I just want to meet, shake a hand, have a few brews with, and lie as men to. Any site-seeing is really incidental to that.

well thats fine then!

there is loads of pubs!!

there is 2 pubs belonging to a chain called lollyds no 1.

they are very nice atmosphere.

there is also morelocal looking pubs which are likely to do nice ales on draught.

I have found that I can really enjoy an ale, a lager, a pilsener or a common beer. If they are well made. I'm sure that Flamestrike and "Lucifer" (as he was known before, he's now Sponge Rob ) will point me towards some fine stuff.

The Tower, Buckingham, Westminster Abbey (milady loves the Royals) and the Kew Gardens, Thats about three days worth to do properley.

Welsh History museum, a functioning manor from 350 years ago. the English civil war period you will enjoy that.

Dublin the castles and stuff just chill shop and enjoy.

Manchester we can find, when we get there thats about the best way to handle it.

they will take you to some great places.

give rob my best. i havent spoken to him for ages after he couldnt get online at work anymore.

flamestrike seems nice to but dont know him as well as sponge rob square pants who lives in a pineapple under the sea

or at least that was the last msn name he was on with!

Pete and Rob have been mates since they were youths. They are a matched-set, so to speak. I know they will steer me totally wrong, and I'll be glad that my wife is there to get me back to where-ever we stay.

As to the London timings, we're hoping to squeeze what we can of the Royal stuff in to one day. A verger-led tour of the Abbey included. Kew IS a day unto itself.

And yep, a "Captain Pritchaed's" household, during the civil war, is the "Llancaiach Fawr Manor"