The first day

Dear all,

Today is the first full day in England. It is a very hot day, which is a surprise as English wether is, like the Dutch, basically always bad. I don't mind that though. I like winter and cold wether, it's very cosy.

The mill I was going to see today was okay. I sort of liked it but it wasn't that interesting. It had some kind of bakerything on the top floor where kids could make a figure out of breaddough. And silly me, I did it too... Yes, a 17-year old girl sitting next to two french boys, they must have been like 5 and 6/7? It felt silly, the worse part was, I think they did a better job than I did! It was fun though. The fun part about the mill was the way it looked. The picture from today is showing the mill. And as a Dutchie, for me, when you say "mill", I think about a windmill, the old fasion ones though. So this being a watermill was quite a surprise for me. Different from what I am used to! But that's fine! I like it!

There was also the bookshop, with second-hand books. And yes, I bought books, again. I bought one thriller-detective something and a very old book with poems. I am not really into poetry but I quite liked the ones I read in there. The best thing is, it is not by just one writer but by a lot of writers. That way you get a wide range of poetry by different people, with all different stories. It is my first book with poetry, which is awesome! I really need to figure out where to put all my books... I don't want to spend money on a new bookshelf or shelves. But that's for later on to worry. Have you ever been in an English supermarket? I have many times now, and seriously, everytime I go there, I sort of freeze! I don't understand why, but I am always cold there. I have never had that problem with Dutch or French supermarkets though... We haven't decided yet what to do tomorrow, but we'll see. Tonight we will have a lovely dinner with some real English food... Love it! Yesterday night we actually had Chinese take away. We NEVER have take away, okay, almost never. Like once maybe twice a year. So this was awesome, being on holiday, having take away. I thought it was hilarious! Oh, we are starting to decide now what we want to do... But this blogpost is going up now, so it'll be a surprise for you! Love, Simone

Travelday

Dear all,

Today I have arrived at my first destination. I woke up at 6.30am, for me that's early. When I go to school, I don't leave my bed untill 7.25am. The only day I need to get up at 7am straight is when I go to work. Anyway, enough about that.

So, as I was going to England, we took the carferry. I have done that many many times, but I still hate it. I don't really get sick, I just feel sort of dizzy, and a little sick, but they have pills for that. I am a little clumbsy myself, so with a boat, which is not level, going up and down, me feeling slighlty weird... Well, I think you understand what happens... I look like I am drunk. And I don't drink alcohol, not a principal thing, I just find it disguisting(not sure this is the right spelling... Correct me if I am wrong).

So, after we arrived, we saw the cliffs of Dover. By car that is. And boy they are beautiful. I have seem them quite a few times now, but they still make me feel special. Like I am an ant, walking in between al those human beings. That's a bizar way to explain the feeling, but somehow it makes sense. Well, too me at least. Dutch coasts are sandy, we have no cliffs, it's so different. Weird isn't it, the way two countries, not far apart, can be so so different. The fotograph you see was taken on the boat, and it's not a very good picture... Sorry about that!

Now we are at the campsite, a small one, with lovely people. It is quite close to Cambridge. I like it here, nice and quiet. I guess I am not the kind of person who wants to see thousands of people on a campsite. I love peace and quiet.

Tomorrow we'll be visiting a mill, with a second-hand bookshop! Must be awesome!! I love second-hand bookshops. They make me feel like I am in a place where there are not only thousands of stories inside the books, like in a regular bookshop, but there are also the stories which come with the book. Some of those books may be old and have even more stories than just the one inside... Bizar and special, I find that.

Well, that's it for today! Tomorrow I will try to write another blog about my 4 week trip to England. I'll try to blog everyday, but I cannot say whether I have something interesting to tell you everyday..

Love,

Simone