Well we're almost at the end of our time in Norwich and we've certainly had a laugh. It's very possible that we will have the lost the ability to understand the English language by the time we leave but we've certainly learned a few new words since we arrived. The days are disappearing into one another so I'll recount as I remember rather than in order... shopping in Asda (new jeans for 12.50 pounds!) and mundane things like washing. We have also caught up wit...

We spent Saturday night at Dennis and Keri's local pub where there was almost a carnival atmosphere because Norwich City had been promoted to the Premier League. There was live music which eventually got a bit too loud for us so we moved outside where we could hear it better and pretty much had our own private party. I drove some of Dennis and Keri's friends home and its the first time I've driven in the dark here so it was a bit nerve wracking down some of the...

We spent Thursday on a very pleasant walk in the Peak District. Acutally... it was a bit harder than I thought it was going to be. Fortunately it was so lovely that my auntie very kindly didn't disown me! I'd read about the walk through Cave Dale in my guidebook and it sounded lovely so we asked David and Corinthia if we could go there and they very kindly volunteered to take us. David does a lot of walking up hill and down dale and I felt somewhat underprepa...