Plane boarding shortly, so the holiday is officially over. On the plus it’s a a Airbus A380-800 🙂 Update: We’re home safe in one piece. The return into SA for passports and customs was quick and painless.

We took a trip out to Warwick castle with Tom and Mikey. It’s setup really well as a family destination. There are a few events throughout the day. We got to see an archery demonstration as well as falconry. There are some really nice views from the towers and it’s very scenic around the castle..

After saying goodbye to Nico, Angela and Ava it was back to Tom. We helped a little with the gardening and I cooked some rump steak. Nothing fancy just a weber and really thin steaks. Brits really don’t understand what a steak should look like. I made the most of it and they came out.

This morning was a bit of a disaster. On the way to the station Salome couldn’t find her Oyster card so when we got to the station we had to buy a single ticket. Then when we got off and boarded the connecting train I thought I’d lost my card but then found a card.

So after a 45min delay in Prague we landed in a hot London. Border control was insane with huge queues and I’d misunderstood the instructions about landing cards (so we didn’t fill one in on the plane). Fortunately the people were reasonably friendly and we were given cards to fill in and got past border.

This morning after breakfast with did a quick bit of shopping. There are a lot of souvenir shops all stocking very similar items. A quick price comparison shows that things like t-shirts can differ vastly in price, but the less popular items are about the same. The bulk of shops are very credit card friendly,.

Today we went back to old town to book a bike tour for the afternoon and then took a walk up to the castle complex. The weather was much better than the previous day, so no need for a rain coat 😉 The place really is massive and jam packed with tourists. After wondering through.

We headed back to Prague early this morning. It looked cold and miserable but seemed to clear up as the day progressed. Sylvia’s dad was kind enough to pick us up at the flat and take us, luggage and all, to the train station. We caught the first train to Bad Schandau. When we got.

Tonight Wicus, Heidi, Leon and Sylvia came over to our flat for dinner. Everyone bought whatever food they had in the fridge and we combined it all into dinner. It all worked out really well. Sausage and salami for starters followed by schnitzel, garlic bread and salad for main course. Dessert was two different Lindt.

As part of acclimatizing to the German way of life I have been doing my part by painstakingly sampling new beers at every opportunity. It’s hard work but someone has to do it. While looking for new research material in kaufland I came across a Landskron – Hell. At the same time I also spotted.