Day 1: Brisbane to London

[risa7]

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[claddagh_girl]

I'm so excited to see your photos but they aren't showing up on LJ. :o( Off to check DW, now. ♥

[risa7]

Ahh, I thought I might have screwed up the security settings! I'll fix it; give it a couple of minutes and all should be right.

Your icon is all kinds of cute, btw. Did I mention the part where I saw him score in the penalty shoot-out at that charity thing? :D

[claddagh_girl]

Okidoke. I will let you know when they show up. :o) ETA: I can see them!

I snagged the icon picture (And three others) from a fan page on facebook. I have no idea how they got hold of them but oh my! I'll email them to you.

And noooooooooo! You did not mention anything of you being in such close proximity to Bradley *gasp* Spill! I'm so jealous, it's a good job I like you. lol.

[risa7]

Sweet. That was an easy fix.

Omg I love you for emailing them! I missed so many of the Pierrefonds pics because I had such bad internet connections while I was away. It was especially infuriating being less than two hours away in Paris and not getting to SEE anything!!

Re charity match: I kinda snuck into Old Trafford towards the end of the match, just in time to see Bradley score :D I couldn't even get a pic because I was half hiding behind the security guys! It was still totally brilliant and completely worth the mad dash from Cardiff to London and then back up to Manchester. He looked so damn cute out there on the pitch :D.

[metafascinating]

Can't wait to see the rest of the pics! :)

[risa7]

You'll be sick of them by the time I'm finished :).

Happy RPattz birthday, btw!

[sexy_pumpkin]

Wow gorgeous pics & I can;t wait to see more:)

Have fun, OMG your such a little traveller,,hugs Jxx

[risa7]

Thanks, J. I'm sure you'll be sick of me by the time I'm done with the photos!

[sexy_pumpkin]

If your not sick of me by now:) then I'll never be sick of you!!

Post lots of pics,,it feels strange that your not in NYC *smiles*

Hugs jx

[plink_chan]

:D :D These are awesome. Dubai always blows my mind, but I've always been on nightflights so I've never seen it as a whole - just their vast airports.

What was up with all the boats?

(great to see you back home safely. HOORAY FOR DAYS IN LIEU)

[risa7]

Haha, yes! I did not venture too far in that giant airport for fear of not getting to my gate on time :).

There's always heaps of boats in the straits, mostly shipping containers, I think, since Singapore has to import virtually everything.

Days in lieu are brilliant. You are going to need some yourself after the crazy hours you've been doing! Is it normal to do a split shift like the one you just had??

[plink_chan]

NGL, I can be a bit of a mechaniphile sometimes, I love big machines. I should have realized it was Singapore - for a moment I thought it was on the way to Singapore and these were ships from Australia. It was like 'whoa, are you sending all the UK expats back?'

Haha, re: work only if you're insane. Split shifts are not encouraged, but someone needed the time off for a family do, and I was happy to do it. It's actually frowned upon because the JLP prefer their staff to be healthy and sane. But hey, it's almost summer, and summer means the students will be clamoring for hours. Best to get them in now and into the savings pot and finally (because it's finished) hopefully take part in the volunteer Met thing.

[risa7]

Judging by the amount of Australian and NZ accents I heard over there, I think it would be part of some kind of fair trade agreement :D.

[shammymacc]

More more more please!!! :-)

Glad you're back safe and sound and can't wait to hear all about it!!