Happy 2007!
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and want to wish you every blessing for 2007.
We had our first Christmas as a married couple in India and it was a really special day. We spent the morning together and shared a glass of champagne as we opened the various pressies from under the tree, then in the afternoon we had lunch in the Marriott hotel with some of our good friends in Hyderabad and enjoyed turkey, salmon, and some good old Christmas pudding (all imported of course!)
The next day we left for Melbourne and apart from the passport scenario (detailed below) we had such a lovely time with the family. It was really special to meet our two-week old niece for the first time and also to spend time with Nikki, Tim, Sam, Jo and of course Debs, Dorothy and David who were also in Melbourne. We helped organise with Nik, Tim and Debs an Aussie version with friends and family for Mum and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary celebrations, which after their UK event meant a relaxed 'do' in the lovely garden of Nik and Tim's home. This included speeches from the sons-in-law, a yummy ice cream cake and song from Andi (requested by Mum!), plus lots of relaxed conversation and sunshine.
We went down to Melbourne's city centre for the fireworks display, which was beautiful and sampled a fantastic atmosphere with the local crowds.
New Year's Eve (or Hogmany) in Melbourne...
We also spent a couple of days in Sydney where I (Gareth) had some work to do and Andi managed to go for a swim in the sea near her old home in Bronte. We were also able to meet up with Ali B (a good friend from the UK) and catch up on what has been happening at home. Ali also had a spare ticket for the Ashes, so I saw the last few hours of day two in Sydney, which was great.
We then flew on to Singapore and spent the first day exploring the city and stocking up on some of the essentials not available in India. Day two was Andi's Christmas pressie from me - a day at a spa. We both had a few treatments and definitely felt the better for it before our long flight home (again, details below). That night we visited the world famous Raffles Hotel and both enjoyed the signature Singapore Sling. It was a fun experience and we also had a great meal at the hotel's steakhouse (I have had to eat as many steaks as possible during the trip to get my red meat fix before flying back).
Andi with a Singapore Sling
It is great to be back home and we are both looking forward to getting back into work and catching up with our friends and life here. At this point there is no more travel planned until March when Andi has a work conference in Cambodia, so we at least have a chance to stay put a while.
We had our first Christmas as a married couple in India and it was a really special day. We spent the morning together and shared a glass of champagne as we opened the various pressies from under the tree, then in the afternoon we had lunch in the Marriott hotel with some of our good friends in Hyderabad and enjoyed turkey, salmon, and some good old Christmas pudding (all imported of course!)
The next day we left for Melbourne and apart from the passport scenario (detailed below) we had such a lovely time with the family. It was really special to meet our two-week old niece for the first time and also to spend time with Nikki, Tim, Sam, Jo and of course Debs, Dorothy and David who were also in Melbourne. We helped organise with Nik, Tim and Debs an Aussie version with friends and family for Mum and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary celebrations, which after their UK event meant a relaxed 'do' in the lovely garden of Nik and Tim's home. This included speeches from the sons-in-law, a yummy ice cream cake and song from Andi (requested by Mum!), plus lots of relaxed conversation and sunshine.
We went down to Melbourne's city centre for the fireworks display, which was beautiful and sampled a fantastic atmosphere with the local crowds.
New Year's Eve (or Hogmany) in Melbourne...We also spent a couple of days in Sydney where I (Gareth) had some work to do and Andi managed to go for a swim in the sea near her old home in Bronte. We were also able to meet up with Ali B (a good friend from the UK) and catch up on what has been happening at home. Ali also had a spare ticket for the Ashes, so I saw the last few hours of day two in Sydney, which was great.
We then flew on to Singapore and spent the first day exploring the city and stocking up on some of the essentials not available in India. Day two was Andi's Christmas pressie from me - a day at a spa. We both had a few treatments and definitely felt the better for it before our long flight home (again, details below). That night we visited the world famous Raffles Hotel and both enjoyed the signature Singapore Sling. It was a fun experience and we also had a great meal at the hotel's steakhouse (I have had to eat as many steaks as possible during the trip to get my red meat fix before flying back).
Andi with a Singapore SlingIt is great to be back home and we are both looking forward to getting back into work and catching up with our friends and life here. At this point there is no more travel planned until March when Andi has a work conference in Cambodia, so we at least have a chance to stay put a while.
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