The European weekends for 2012 continue..

As it was the year of the Olympics in London, it was manic with crowds of people from all over the world – more than normal!  Such a great time to be in the city though and there was even more on than usual!

A group of us watched the Opening Ceremony at a mate’s pub before I caught the train to Manchester the next day read to go to my first Olympic event – New Zealand v Egypt soccer (also Brazil v Belarus).  As the people I went with were mainly Kiwis I thought it was best to support the cousins from across the sea and join in donning the black and white.  It was good fun watching the game at Old Trafford stadium and a great atmosphere.  I spent the night and did some exploring of Manchester with some mates making the most of our time there.

Amanda and I at Old Trafford..!
Amanda and I at Old Trafford supporting the All Whites..!

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My first family visit and another weekend trip to Europe..

After working my ass off every single day (over 70 hours per week) for the last couple of months, my Mum and Sister arrived. It was good to see them. My sister had her 18th birthday in London which we celebrated by having dinner at Jamie’s Italian restaurant and a quiet night as we were up early the next day to go to Copenhagen.

We got to Copenhagen where my Mum’s cousin (my second-cousin but still call him my ‘cousin’) picked us up and took us to his family home. They treated us with a yummy Danish lunch and then took us on a bike ride around the city of Copenhagen – it was beautiful!

Our cousins - Scott and Jeanette
Our cousins – Scott and Jeanette

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