Meadowhall - A land of shopportunity

We caught a double-decker bus yesterday from Dronfield to Meadowhall. At one point on the route we went on the outskirts of Derbyshire along a country road. Driving past farm land on tight, winding roads on a large double-storey bus does seem odd. The journey on the bus, and throughout the day I suppose, was a reminder that no matter where you are there always seems to be nitter-natter of middle-aged or old ladies with thick Yorkshire accents in the background. No subject is too fickle.

Meadowhall seemed pretty busy for a Monday. We walked around for a good couple of hours - I'm pretty sure we covered most of the mall. We're on a tight budget so kept the spending to a minimum. I couldn't resist buying a multi-pack of my favourite English crisps (aka chips) from Poundland though! All the good ones. Monster Munch, Squares, French Fries & Cheesey Wotsits. It'll be a tasty trip down memory lane. Ten for a quid - a steal.

Not much on the cards today. We might go to the local library and try and pick up some educational stuff on basic phrases for some of the languages we need to know in Europe. My French is ok, but will need to know some Spanish, Portugese & Italian.

Tomorrow we're catching the train from Chesterfield to Darlington and will spend a week with my Grandparents up there in the small village of Brompton-on-Swale. Not 100% sure if we'll be able to update the Blog during this time so if not we'll fill you in with plenty of snaps when we get back.

Oh yeah - the credit card problem update. The transactions mentioned to me over the phone by the bank never appeared on my account. You can bet I'll be getting a refund on the $35 courier fee they charged to send out a new one!

Below: Sheryl outside one of the entrances to Meadowhall...Look! No driver. Just kidding, we're upstairs.