Into February ....

So the tablets are finished .... and I managed to get back to the Docs for more medication and see a Doctor!  Maybe I will get better after all, then fit and then .....
As we have spent these last few weeks in bed ... suffering ... coughing ... sneezing ... wheezing ...aching .... feel sorry for us yet?
As we have spent some time in close fellowship, we talked of travelling by bus as it could work out much cheaper than driving, and less stressful, so we thought of going where??
To see big sis!  That's where.  So off we set ...
We travelled down to London and managed to get there by bus and coach.... it's very easy to have adventures even in this day and age!!
Waiting until the first bus we started off on our journey down to Digbeth Coach Station.

This new coach station has made travelling by bus a lot easier, it's clean, the staff are helpful and we sit inside waiting for our coach.

Our nice, clean modern coach with a geordie driver - comfort and fun!

Where did we go to?

Victoria of course!  In London I think most meeting places have a Victoria or Albert in the title!  We found a super snack bar so, as we had an hour to spare, we had a samosa, a coffee and a laugh!

Eventually the next coach arrived  .....  loads of them all to leave at 14.30!  

So we troop out, PJ is usually first in line, or close second!!! Our ticket is checked and on we go, front seats again ..... which pleases me as we are now going to venture to places I have never been ... excited, excited......



We went near to Vauxhall Bridge, and my heart skipped a beat ..... but we couldn't drive over it so I could only look.

Here's the bridge - lots of statues....





... and this building of course .....
.... I won't mention Skyfall, M and Bond!!!  



There were beautiful buildings along the way .... we drove through Streatham and Mitcham, Colliers Wood and onto Sutton.  By now it is getting dark and raining.  Raining very hard!  


Thankfully when the coach drops us off we find that we are at the right bus stop, so we just had to wait.

In the rain.  

At this bus stop.  

Cheerful people helped us pass the time till the bus came.

We arrived at Big Sis' house a bit wet and cold ... alright very wet and cold.  She gave us a warm welcome and into the warmth we went.  We spent  a lovely evening chatting and eating and chatting.
Next day we got to do the whole thing in reverse - except in daylight for the first part and on the first coach .... in the company of young Italians who had been skiing - chatter, laughter and good fun!!
Guess it couldn't be all good though, it started to rain as we neared Birmingham so we arrived home in the dark a bit wet and cold ... alright very wet and cold.
But it had been all good fun, loved it lots.
Thank you PJ for organising it all.