tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:09:52 +0000http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/default.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rob)Blogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-9158521199163972787Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-09-01T23:09:52.732+01:00It's been awhile since this site got updated. Inbetween holidays, computer problems and my own slackness I notice I haven't posted anything in almost 6 months!? So I've got a bit of a backlog that's be going to go up over the next month or so. Watch this space.http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/09/back-to-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rob)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-8278111236709917188Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:17:00 +00002008-04-19T19:25:18.700+01:00We recently spent three weeks in Japan. Two weeks were spent travelling around Honshu and Hokkaido and a week was spent snowboarding in Niesko. Our top five highlights are: 1. Sumo For the first time in five years two grand champions fight it out on the final day of the Tokyo New Year competition and we were in the audience. What more could we ask for on our second day in Japan? You can watch http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/02/japan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5184524579193713186Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:33:00 +00002008-02-26T22:44:14.812ZWe caught the train early Saturday morning (12 January 2008) to York! Reputably England's most haunted town and also home to the largest cathedral in Northern Europe. Disembarking just in time to have a big English breakfast at Betty's which we reckon served the best toast we have ever eaten (big call we know but it was THAT good), we then checked out the abovementioned cathedral; the York http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/01/york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5783905971304108033Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:11:00 +00002008-02-22T19:13:49.354ZRather than head abroad we thought we would check out more of England over the New Year's break. Here is what we got up to: Day 1: Friday 28 December 2007Hiring the car from Gatwick Airport so we didn't have to drive through London and we were on our way. First destination was a small town of Tenterden were we got on a little steam train heading to Bodiam Castle. Bodiam was on the agenda with http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/01/southern-england.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-4892564529543797062Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:10:00 +00002008-01-16T10:11:12.148ZIt was our third trip to Paris; given Geoff was a virgin visitor we set out showing him all the sites including: Chateau de VersaillesEiffel TowerArc de Triomphe Champs-Elysees Notre Dame Saint ChappellSeine River (by tourist boat complete with commentary)Louvre MuseumUnfortuntely the Catacombes were closed so we missed out there. One of the highlights however was on Christmas Day having brunchhttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/01/paris-france.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-169864000529695582Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:23:00 +00002008-01-08T09:32:11.322ZWhen Geoff first mentioned to Rob that he would like to spend a week on a ski holiday while he was over this way, it got a little crazy. Rob just gets so excited about this sort of thing. Plus Lou had her new board 'Betsy'. Destination for this ski trip was Meribel in the French Alps. Could things get any more fabulous? And why 'YES' they could! Prior to the trip the website was advising of the http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2008/01/meribel-france.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-1659537602400065760Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:28:00 +00002008-01-07T22:07:26.526ZIt was another early morning flight for us on Saturday 8 December 2007 from Stansted to Munich, Germany. To make the experience more enjoyable we were once again travelling with Team Gilbert for what we hoped would be another shithouse weekend! There was a short delay in taking off; something to do with the emergency exit door where Nik & Paul were sitting (they swear they didn't do anything) sohttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/12/scheiehaus-decemberfest-in-mnchen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-2939314908996611335Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:07:00 +00002007-12-04T12:17:48.011ZThe past week has been busy, busy, busy. We have been like little bees collecting nectar to make honey!! Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!! The week in brief: Monday 26 November 2007 Geoffrey arrived today, a little jet-lagged but more than excited to be in the presence once again of Rob & Lou (we kick ass)!!! It's been almost 2 years since we have seen Geoff and it's been great catching up with him again. http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/12/always-look-on-bright-side-of-battle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-1766238120113582816Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:08:00 +00002007-11-16T23:02:41.347ZWe haven't been up to much shenanigans lately but we thought we'd post some random pics of what we have been doing, namely: * Kicking the footy around Hyde Park with Barney, Kel & Stacey; * Baking creative cakes; * Borough Markets (jealous Von?); * Imperial War Museum; * Lord Mayor's Guy Fawkes fireworks celebrations. And on Sunday (11 November) we visited Kew Gardens. The gardens are on http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/11/random.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-8589542771588672332Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:26:00 +00002007-10-14T10:34:59.163+01:00Having had so much fun with the sisters, the countdown is now on until the next sibling arrives! Geoff lands in the UK in.......... TargetDate = "11/26/2007 3:05 PM";BackColor = "palegreen";ForeColor = "navy";CountActive = true;CountStepper = -1;LeadingZero = true;DisplayFormat = "%%D%% Days, %%H%% Hours, %%M%% Minutes, %%S%% Seconds.";FinishMessage = "YAY GEOFF IS HERE!"; http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/10/geoffs-countdown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rob)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-990512730622261699Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:50:00 +00002007-10-09T21:37:04.391+01:00Iceland has come highly recommended by our friends and is a country we have been very keen to check out. When Von mentioned to us that she would like to visit Iceland while over this way we were very delighted. So here’s the brief version of what we managed to get up to in the 5 days we were in Iceland: After an intense, hectic, stressful and crazy start to the morning (read cancelled train, cabhttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/10/magical-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rob)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-4493540746294681901Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:52:00 +00002007-09-22T23:10:05.853+01:00The alarm went off at a very nasty 3.15am for our cab ride and early flight from Luton Airport to Budapest, Hungary. Along the way we picked up a bleary eyed Team Gilbert who were to be our chaperones for the weekend and declared that the word for the weekend was gonna be 'shithouse' (pronounced in the best occa accent you can muster up). As we were arriving Saturday morning and flying out Sundayhttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/09/shithouse-weekend-in-budapest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-3539338843060255902Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:06:00 +00002007-09-09T16:26:04.793+01:00After such a long countdown, the girls have finally touched down in London. Apparently the flights were uneventful however Sonya was a little stressed at Singapore airport as Yvonne left it quite late before realising she had arrived at the wrong terminal and had only a short amount of time to get to her boarding gate. Drama's sorted and together again they arrived at the flat early Friday http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/09/poo-sisters-together-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-7006730357529678833Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:34:00 +00002007-09-09T13:37:17.454+01:00Everyone we have spoken to has given Berlin a huge wrap so we were pretty excited about finally getting to visit. That and the fact that it feels like ages (perhaps because it has been) since we last left the UK. As an extra bonus it was the last bank holiday of the year (24 - 27 August 2007) so we got to see a bit more of Germany in three days rather than two. Berlin has some amazing history http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/08/guten-tag-from-berlin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-1357210033904641244Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-08-29T23:59:16.988+01:00Here's what we got up to last weekend (18 & 19 August 2007) : 1. Dinner with Nikki & Paul at Ping Pong (Dim Sum) at Waterloo 2. Un-fancy 'villian's and super-hero's' dress party at Clif & Chev's 3. Did the London tourist thing by waiting in line for an 1 1/2 hours to visit the stars at Madam Tussards Nothing to exciting but still good to get out and do some things!! http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/08/london-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5804574381879135828Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:25:00 +00002007-08-14T21:49:32.773+01:00Yep, another weekend! And would you believe it but another weekend of good, summer weather. Saturday we enjoyed lunch with Penny & Kris eating cheese and drinking champagne. Team Pen & Kris always put on a good spread and it was great to catch up on the goss with them. On Sunday we dilli-dallied and with the threat of rain and rather than going to Kew Gardens we went and checked out the London http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/08/another-weekend-finding-nemo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-3603688969833194624Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:28:00 +00002007-08-07T06:57:06.684+01:00Finally, summer has arrived in the UK. After what feels like months of endless rain, the clouds have gone and the sun has showed its bright self. With the promise of sunny and hot weather for the weekend we thought we'd get out and see a little more of what the UK has to offer. A quick look through our Lonely Planet and we had our Saturday (4 August 2007) day trip destination... WINCHESTER! http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/08/winchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-892359066113396422Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:28:00 +00002007-07-26T22:43:47.380+01:00Last weekend was massive............. Friday night was Nikki's birthday celebrations! And no she didn't turn 5! Saturday night was sad as it was Mosie's (Mike & Rosie's) going away party! They are travelling for ten weeks before heading back to Oz...like forever! Here are some random shots from the night and funny, we didn't get any of Mosie! And Sunday we visited Hampton Court Palace, http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/07/big-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-7732919941802573485Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:49:00 +00002007-07-11T12:31:50.743+01:00On Saturday (8 July 2007) Team Ronda joined forces with Le Tour de Gilbert for a sport packed day. Firstly we watched Australia redeem themselves in the Tri Nations match again South Africa. Go the Wallabies! Secondly there was some bowling and boxing WII magic. And thirdly the highlight of the day, heading over to Hyde Park to watch the time trials for the Tour de France. I (Lou) remember Dadhttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/07/la-tour-de-gilbert-does-la-tour-de.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-6684601220929353254Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-07-05T07:55:13.244+01:00While we haven't been abroad we have been keeping busy in what is the worst summer on record for London........ Australia unfortunately loses to South Africa in the first Tri-Nations at Temple Walkabout..... A glass of wine in one hand, cigar in another...our first taste of the Boot & Flogger...... Wii action - provided hours of endless entertainment and many late nights......Snow patrol http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/07/recent-events.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-1305356823076110898Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:56:00 +00002007-06-12T00:02:43.074+01:00"If everybody had an ocean, Across the U-K-ay Then everybodyd be surfin Like Newquay-ay" Friday evening (8 June 2007) we caught a bus with a heap of friends destination Newquay, Cornwell, UK for our much anticipated Surf Trip. The group (much like our ski trip in March) consisted of Nikki & Paul, Penny & Kris, Kylie & John, Sophie & Andrew, Miriam & Pete, Alex and us. On the agenda for the http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/06/surfin-newquay-ay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5833608641435699304Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:32:00 +00002007-06-08T00:07:59.500+01:0039 days, 4 countries and a vast number of stories later here we go……hope you enjoy the adventure as much as we did! Here are our top five destinations: 1. Monseraz, Portugal With its white washed walls, rocky hilltop setting, quiet atmosphere and non-existent tourists the town was a joy to explore. 2. Cinque Terre, Italy The coastline was some of the most spectacular we have ever seen. The http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/06/med-trip-spain-portugal-france-italy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5383220429217054834Tue, 29 May 2007 12:18:00 +00002007-05-31T22:25:15.488+01:00Rather than head abroad for the long weekend we decided to spend the three days with friends cruising the Basingstoke Canal on a narrowboat. We hired the boat from Galleon Marine just near Hook, a town about 1 hour south east of London. The crew consisted of Penny, Kris, Rosie, Mike, Ben and us. It was a relaxing weekend on the water, the scenery so green and beautiful. The ducklings and cygnetshttp://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/05/basingstoke-canal-uk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-6612418466745099363Fri, 11 May 2007 19:46:00 +00002007-05-12T18:32:24.653+01:00Yeah Barney and Kel have arrived! Kel's off with Rachel enjoying their Contiki Tour so we have been playing tourist with Barney. http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/05/barney-now-in-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20190556.post-5359294978519673363Fri, 11 May 2007 19:36:00 +00002007-05-12T10:38:47.968+01:00Yo After 39 fabulous days of travelling through Spain, Portugal, France and Italy we have finally arrived home in wonderful rainy London. Barney, Kel & Rachel were here to welcome us upon our arrival home. Stay tuned..... there are plenty of stories and photo's to come......so watch this space!http://www.robertpenridge.com/blogger/2007/05/were-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lou)