July:
Week 1 (1st-7th):
- Got a job with SecuriGroup after a job interview
- Managed 150 days overseas
- Went to Prestwick and visited Moira also meeting Brian
- Went to the beach and touched the Atlantic Ocean.
- got offended by Big Brother- shock
- Visted some family history places
- Got free shoes for my upcoming work at T in the Park
- Went to Troon
- Worked at T in the Park! BEST. JOB. EVER.
- Saw many-a-bands for free including 3 favorites: Black Eyed Peas, Florence + the Machine and Muse!
- Got into Glasgow at 3 and struggled to get home to Netherlee. Death.
- Taxi'd for the first time...ever... on my own.
- Met Dad's work friend Bruce and his son Nick in Glasgow for a day.
- Went to an awesome Australian bar.
- Got/made Sallys birthday present
- Celebrated Sallys 10th birthday
- Commenced playing Zelda on the DS
- Finished booking all my flights/trains for Italy.
- Departed Scotland from Prestwick Airport
- Flew to Brussels then to Rome.
- Met Gatens and found our hostel which was great.
- Commenced Touring Rome.
- Did a tour of the Colosseum and the Roman forum. Amazing.
- Went into the worlds smallest country: Vatican City.
- Saw the world famous painting by Michelangelo on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.
- Saw many many beautiful buildings in the amazing Italian capital.
- Visited the ruins of Ostia Antica
- Flew to Venice.
- Toured Venice and bought a mask. Its the most beautiful little place ever.
- Trained to Milan and was disappointed.
- Bummed around Milan for a bit before flying out to Brussels for a second time.
- Re-met Lois after two years.
- Toured Brussels trained to Antwerpen.
- Enjoyed Antwerpen at its best before training up to Sneek, the Netherlands.
Week 1 (1st-7th):
- Toured Sneek
- Went to a Hot Rod/Balloon festival... what the?
- Visted sweet little towns in the North of Holland like Hinderloppen. loved it.
- Went to Sneeks 'Street Performer Festival' were Lois was a feature and I got hit by a hammer.
- Went to a weird Circus kind of display at night and met another Australian girl
- Got repulsed by the Australian accent.
- Watched the sailing games which were the opening of Sneek Week.
- Went out partying with Lois and Anne.
- Partied till 7a.m with Lois then travelled back to the UK absolutely exhausted but in love with the Netherlands.
- Lived on my own as Al took the kids to Legoland in south England
- Went on many dog walks
- watched much tv
- Organised Lois to come to Scotland to visit ME!
- Went on a picnic
- Jilly moved out after buying a flat
- It was filthy so we spent many HOURS trying to clean it.
- So. Much. Scrubbing.
- Enjoyed shopping for homewares and gaining a free toaster.
- Taking the dog for more walks.
- Watched the final of Big Brother
- Visited Stirling... Not the Castle though. I liked it anyway.
- Organised to visit Gatens in Edinburgh.
- Picked up Lois in Queens St. Station after som difficulty.
- Toured Glasgow with Lois
- Went tandem biking around the Isle of Cumbrae on the way visiting Largs. Was loverly.
- Went to the Edinburgh Festival with Lois watching some amazing shows and one awful AWFUL show.
- Got disappointed by Edinburgh Castle but loved Mary Kings Close.
- Said Goodbye to Lois as she hopped on to her bus to the airport turned around and met up with Gatens and her friends Alex and Maxxie.
- Did the Festival again.
- Got home at Midnight
- Went to Bothwell Castle with Alex
- Organised a weekend with Moira and Brian and a dinner with Margie.
Goodbye August 2010 bring on September.
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