In the last weekend, we headed off for a weekend in Essex, at Clacton on Sea, to be precise. It was another HOST visit which I applied for and this time we were hosted by a lovely English woman, sadly a widow, who provided us with a warm welcome on a Friday evening, toured us through some out-of-the-way charming English towns (and many a tea break!) and also served as a discovery of a simple yet interesting board game I had never heard of: Yatzee! Apparently, I am either very good at it or else very lucky; I choose to go for the first but others seem to differ...
One week after our Essex trip, we were visited by the rest of the Micallef clan. Initially it was only going to be mum and sis (+1) but since dad happened to be grounded at home due to the Libya uprising, he came along with the group and, ironically, had our first full family holiday abroad (though London is not much of a holiday destination for me anymore). Anyway, it was a fun few days, with ample shopping time, a massive eating do at China Town and the compulsory visit to the West End - this time it was the musical Wicked which was, well, quite wicked!
By this time, we have spilled over into March, for the Micallefs left on 8th March and that week brought about another milestone in the journey of my Ph.D...
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