TRAVELLING BUG

I have something to admit..... I have the travel bug. There I said it and it feels good to let it out!  


These last 2 years I have been travelling around Europe in between work and I have been loving it. The only negative from the experiences I have is that I'm still being told to be sensible with my money and save it for a house or for more appropriate things but I love travelling.  I think it is so important to go travelling when you are young so you can learn about different countries culture and history.  Even now 2 years on when I tell my family I am going somewhere, they roll their eyes and say when will you start saving. There is so much time to do that or save at the same time. I am only 24 years old, people do so much more wilder activities such as go travelling for 6 months and then have to come home and face reality... me I am doing it bit by bit!!  I have decided this year that I will reign it in a little and stick to travelling once a year so I can do some sort of saving as now I have decided I want to move out. But this was done on my terms not on anyone else's. 

My first travels in 2015 was to Italy, where myself and my friend  travelled to 3 parts- I have written  a blog post on this already. Here they are:
Part 1: https://andreasworld12.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-week-in-italy-part-one.html
Part 2: https://andreasworld12.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-week-in-italy-part-two.html
Part 3: https://andreasworld12.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-week-in-italy-part-three.html

This was a eye opener because it was my first holiday without my parents and it was a great opportunity to be independent.

My next travel opportunity was in 2016 to Amsterdam and Prague which I have not done a blog post just yet. But it was amazing to explore such beautiful cities with so much history behind it. Prague was very  Gothic and medieval and the food was delicious while Amsterdam was very modern and fresh.  

This summer 2017 I have been to Barcelona in July which was a wonderful experience to learn about Picasso and Gaudi especially he was a wonderful artist.  I also went to Costa de Sol which was more of a relaxing holiday... but I had never been Spain before and I went twice in 1 summer!! 


My last travel of the year will be in October I am going to Budapest for a week and I cannot wait to explore another City!

Medieval Banquet

For one of my friends  Christmas  pressie I took her to the Medieval Banquet at Kathine's dock in London!  I didn't know what to expect as I am not really into history  as much as my friend but it was wonderful!! We were the first ones there which was good and from the moment we stepped in it was like time had turned back and we were in a different era. The staff definitely played the part using the right vocabulary, body and face language to show as well.

When we arrived to where we will be eating it was an eye opener, down the whole room were arches on each side where 2 long tables of each side of the arch sat. When we were shown where we were sat the table was like it would have been in the olden days, 2 large pieces of bread placed in the middle down all the tables for us to enjoy as we pleased, the décor around us was all historical as well! My friend was loving it so much  recognising all the symbols and writing on the wall and knowing about them.  It soon began to fill up and the man himself Henry V111 came to join where we all took pics with him!

When we were all sat, our waitresses came by and introduced  themselves  and said they want to be called "wenches", which felt so weird because I wasn't  used to it and it felt rude!!  The food came soon after starting with  a vegetable soup which  we had to it with bread or pick the bowl up and eat it like that, followed my cheese and cooked meats, the main was chicken, potatoes and veg and dessert I had sorbet (but should have been fruit  tart).

In between  each meal there  was entertainment for us all to watch. It was really nice to see it and just relax. We made friends with the people next to us, they were really cool  and talkative  which was nice.  When the banquet came to an end there was a disco and we stayed for an extra 30 mins before heading out!