Reply to: Long weekend plans...

[Churchill]

Good point!!

Saturday evening was bad enough.

I don't think my knees could stand conversion...

[cailin maith]

As long as it doesn't involve nails, you're onto a winner.

Good point!!

[norrahe]

Good Friday Mass is horrible aswell, too long and lots of standing up, kneeling down malarkey

It's why I don't visit family at Easter (well I avoid visiting them if at all possible )

[cailin maith]

IIRC Easter mostly consisted of church Thursday, again more church twice on Friday (also mostly fasting on Friday), Saturday (3 hours of mass) and Church twice on the Sunday.

Though my mother wasn't a big fan of vatican II

Good Friday Mass is horrible aswell, too long and lots of standing up, kneeling down malarkey

[norrahe]

A mixture of visiting, Church, food, drink, shopping, sleep and extraordinary chocolate consumption awaits me there.

IIRC Easter mostly consisted of church Thursday, again more church twice on Friday (also mostly fasting on Friday), Saturday (3 hours of mass) and Church twice on the Sunday.

Though my mother wasn't a big fan of vatican II

[mudskipper]

Bring your rain coat, when I was leaving they were saying that the Monsoon might start within the next 3 weeks.

That'd be cool - as long as it's the day before we come home! Don't the Indians celebrate the monsoon?

[Pogle]

We're on a diet!

Btw, happy anniversary if you make it unscathed to Tuesday!

Ta, Its our 19th

[mr_woo]

Myself and Mrs Woo are off to Leeds on Friday for two nights of drinking and footie.

Danny Wilsons Red and White Army!

[Churchill]

All those post and not single mention of chocolate!
I shall be traveling home tomorrow - via my parents to pick up Pogle Jr and see my folks, then its back up to Manchester

A mixture of visiting, Church, food, drink, shopping, sleep and extraordinary chocolate consumption awaits me there.

And I'm off the following week
And its our wedding anniversary on Tuesday

We're on a diet!

Btw, happy anniversary if you make it unscathed to Tuesday!

[Pogle]

All those post and not single mention of chocolate!
I shall be traveling home tomorrow - via my parents to pick up Pogle Jr and see my folks, then its back up to Manchester

A mixture of visiting, Church, food, drink, shopping, sleep and extraordinary chocolate consumption awaits me there.

And I'm off the following week
And its our wedding anniversary on Tuesday

[Gibbon]

gf chef flies in Thurs afternoon

Thursday evening - nice meal somewhere followed by the overnight train Munich - Venice and a 8am water taxi along the Grand Canal to the hotel

Fri - Mon: Venice

Nice, very nice.

Amongst the wealth of things to see do try and see Titians assumption in Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Go when it's quiet if possible and try walking round the Basilica whilst looking at it as it was designed to be viewed from many angles. Also note the triple level of the painting ie earth, the virgin being assumed, heaven with god the father waiting. This is an extension of the technique used by Raphael in his Transfiguration.

Note:- Because of Mary's holiness she doesn't have to wait until judgement day to go to heaven instead is is assumed into heaven upon her death.

[downsouth]

Only have hours n hours of fun at the Ken Dodd show

[alreadypacked]

Flying out to India for family holiday on Saturday - 40 degrees there at the moment - too hot!

Bring your rain coat, when I was leaving they were saying that the Monsoon might start within the next 3 weeks.

[mudskipper]

Flying out to India for family holiday on Saturday - 40 degrees there at the moment - too hot!

[DaveB]

Which OU course ?

Beat me to it.

Off to see the family. Only a short drive though.

Law. Specifically W100 Rules, Rights and Justice.

I got discussed a while back as there are a few people on here doing or recently completed OU courses.