Going Back To England For A Visit
Oct 30th 2009, 11:06 am
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
i love snowballs..
I got mates over here from the uk at the moment.. i have not touched the mince pies she got me.. scoffed my way thru 3 battenburgs tho, got one that is staring at me left...
I got mates over here from the uk at the moment.. i have not touched the mince pies she got me.. scoffed my way thru 3 battenburgs tho, got one that is staring at me left...
Oct 30th 2009, 1:51 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Hey Englishtart - love your avatar!
I am heading back to Cheshire on the 10th November for 2 weeks, I will wave to Stockport Pyramid on approach if you like! I am intending to resist the temptation of a curry from the Raj in the village (just so yum) but with everyone mentioning them I don't know if my willpower will be strong enough. I am looking forward to shopping at a decent supermarket to bring back Sainsburys Red Label tea, chocolate advent calendars and these, lots of them:
http://www.britishdelights.com/images/tu02.jpg
I am heading back to Cheshire on the 10th November for 2 weeks, I will wave to Stockport Pyramid on approach if you like! I am intending to resist the temptation of a curry from the Raj in the village (just so yum) but with everyone mentioning them I don't know if my willpower will be strong enough. I am looking forward to shopping at a decent supermarket to bring back Sainsburys Red Label tea, chocolate advent calendars and these, lots of them:
http://www.britishdelights.com/images/tu02.jpg
Why would you want to avoid a curry
That would be one of my first treats! Yummy....yeah, give Stockport a wave for me, hoping to get there myself next year.Love those snowballs
Oct 30th 2009, 3:54 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Dec 26th - Jan 14th. Flying back Chicago to Birmingham via Dublin with Aer Lingus. Will be visiting parents in Wales, family & friends in Coventry and my daughter, sister and I are going to York for a couple of days. Can't wait. 
My husband is there right now for a week and I've just had an e mail saying he is in ASDA right now & bringing Jaffa Cakes and Cadbury's Turkish Delight.. big bars!! Milky Bars too!
My husband is there right now for a week and I've just had an e mail saying he is in ASDA right now & bringing Jaffa Cakes and Cadbury's Turkish Delight.. big bars!! Milky Bars too!
Oct 31st 2009, 1:13 am
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
I'll be landing in LHR tomorrow at about 7.30pm. Hotel by 9pm, Indian by 9.30...
Oct 31st 2009, 2:02 am
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What would you brits eat without all your immigrants? 
Oct 31st 2009, 1:40 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
I'll be back for my annual 2 week visit in March. Will probably follow the same agenda for the first coupld of days as last year.
Land at Heathrow at noon, fish and chips for lunch, in the pub with with my best mate drinking a pint of real ale by 2pm. Then curry house for dinner. Back to pub and meet other mates, forget that I'm a lightweight now and get in a mess, then kebab on the way home. Fry up at greasy spoon the next morning and repeat.
Land at Heathrow at noon, fish and chips for lunch, in the pub with with my best mate drinking a pint of real ale by 2pm. Then curry house for dinner. Back to pub and meet other mates, forget that I'm a lightweight now and get in a mess, then kebab on the way home. Fry up at greasy spoon the next morning and repeat.
Oct 31st 2009, 1:47 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Ni idea about the UK ..but I read that the price of car rental in the US has doubles in the last few months ..at airports
http://news.limobroker.co.uk/cost-of...d-by-50-25540/
http://news.limobroker.co.uk/cost-of...d-by-50-25540/
Nov 2nd 2009, 2:42 pm
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Nov 3rd 2009, 5:54 am
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Please tell me you're going to bring something better than a pot noodle!
Nov 3rd 2009, 8:28 am
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Ni idea about the UK ..but I read that the price of car rental in the US has doubles in the last few months ..at airports
http://news.limobroker.co.uk/cost-of...d-by-50-25540/
http://news.limobroker.co.uk/cost-of...d-by-50-25540/
You can't get from Heathrow to Liverpool more cheaply any other way, especially if you have several people in the car.
btw Jim, my wife and I will be flying out of Heathrow on 9th December to start our new US life, but headed to Seattle.
Nov 3rd 2009, 8:33 am
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Nov 3rd 2009, 4:24 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
You going to see any football games? I am orginally from The Wirral and been here 2 years not been back to England yet myself.
Nov 3rd 2009, 9:21 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Dec 26th - Jan 14th. Flying back Chicago to Birmingham via Dublin with Aer Lingus. Will be visiting parents in Wales, family & friends in Coventry and my daughter, sister and I are going to York for a couple of days. Can't wait.
My husband is there right now for a week and I've just had an e mail saying he is in ASDA right now & bringing Jaffa Cakes and Cadbury's Turkish Delight.. big bars!! Milky Bars too!
My husband is there right now for a week and I've just had an e mail saying he is in ASDA right now & bringing Jaffa Cakes and Cadbury's Turkish Delight.. big bars!! Milky Bars too!
Nov 5th 2009, 2:24 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
I think we're going to visit Bath, at sometime during the trip, too.
Jim.
Nov 5th 2009, 3:51 pm
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Re: Going Back To England For A Visit
Have a great trip!
We just got back from a 10 day visit...spent a day in London, then the rest of the time in the East Midlands.
Didn't manage to get any pot noodles in, but did have an indecent amount of proper chipshop chips, English breakfasts, a good curry, good sausages, sunday lunch, cornish pasties and a kebab!
Amazing how most expats here are somewhat obsessive about food on trips back....
We just got back from a 10 day visit...spent a day in London, then the rest of the time in the East Midlands.
Didn't manage to get any pot noodles in, but did have an indecent amount of proper chipshop chips, English breakfasts, a good curry, good sausages, sunday lunch, cornish pasties and a kebab!
Amazing how most expats here are somewhat obsessive about food on trips back....
