What are my favourite vegetables?

Asparagus, squash (pumpkin), zuccini, potato, beef.

Ulston

View from opposite kfc in penrith of the snow out ulston way....it's so pretty here. And getting cold. Nothing compared to what i've seen before but i feel less prepared for this cold :(. Also feeling homesick i want to be home now..,

Cheltenham races

I cant believe nobody dressed up with facsinators or anything! I felt right out of place when i turned up with a head thingy and all the girls were wearing jeans and ugg boots...all the lads were in flat caps though. It's like races here are all about the winnings and not the show-unlike aussie races. I won £120 although i came out about even... Oh well-it was all fun!

Look what I found!

On the ground outside...lucky me! Going to Cheltenham races this weekend so I hope that's not all my luck gone. Can you believe it's been a whole wear since I left? The time has gone so quickly I don't feel ready to come back home- there is still so much to see and do! Darren bought me a gift certificate for the hairdressers because I was moaning about my damaged hair so I'm off to my appointment now. Hope everyone is alright (or, areeet, as they say over here...)
Xxx Lisha

No photoshop involved.

And the english wonder why their food isn't more popular around the world...

One reason to love Stockholm...

They have V energy drink here! I love this stuff and haven't seen it for 10 months since I left australia. As soon as I cracked it the familiar sickly sweet scent and taste were the same as I remembered it...when I was at subway especially I used to drink so much-two bottles for $3 was dangerous. Now, I had this little can and it kept me up all night! That, and worrying about how I'm going to get back to England from here. But that's all sorted and I didn't have any V today so I should sleep like a pig tonight! Anyway, back to 10 months...that's a scary thought...think about it, somebody could have fallen pregnant and had their baby all in the time I've been away and I would have missed the whole lot. It's bad enough I've missed my brother engagement but pretty much apart from that and the baby all that's happened has been bad stuff like people dying! I suppose life goes on whether I'm there for it or not so just as well I'm not there for the bad stuff and hopefully good things start happening again once I get home.
Ergh this has to be the lamest blog ever- I apologise!
i'm just getting worried because my time over here is running out and I'm scared I'll be lost when I get back home. A few of the paddys crew will be in sydney in december so that will make it a bit easier but as much as I like travelling I like putting roots down and becoming familiar with a place and making connections there. I like the stability...it's comforting when you're a long way away from 'home'. I should leave it and think about it later. Enjoy the rest of my time away while I still can.
I didn't get to go to Octoberfest...not the opening weekend at least. Didn't get to go to Helsinki, either...which is a real shame but there will be other times I'm sure. However I get to go to Oslo, Norway which is cool. Munchs 'The Scream' is there so I could go see that! It's getting late so I had better get off to sleep.
Take care all! Will post with photos when I get a chance.
xxx LISHA

And what does one put on massive swedish flatbread?

They love stuff in tubes here. Tubes like these or those plastic tubes that chubb dog food sausage comes in. Anyway, these turned out to be filled with flavoured butters. I was hoping it would literally be bacon or lobster or stilton paste. So yeah...that was my trip to the supermarket. I would have bought swedish meatballs but since the boat hostel doesn't have a kitchen i wouldn't be able to cook them.

What is this?

Massive swedish flat bread...with a picture of the traditional wooden horse of sweden.

Ri-friggin-diculous

€150 for being 10kg over? Stupid ryanair only lets 15kg on flights. 10kg is nothing. I bet the guy behind me weighed more than 10kg above me but because it's no his gut he doesn't get charged? I bought souvenirs with my money not cakes and pies and i have to pay THAT MUCH cos it's in my pack not on my gut? I posted over 10kg of stuff home today as well! Didn't pay as much as €150 for it either. Should have posted more if i had realised :( stupid ryanair...€15 for the first 10kg then €15 per kg thereafter. Angry!

Breakfast, paddys style

Most delicious breakfast...not least cos i was very hungover that morning...