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oslo_sunsetAfter the adventures in Sweden and visiting the awesome Ice Hotel, we continued our trip onwards and upwards from Narvik to Tromsø then back down to Oslo in Norway.

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ice_hotelWe spent our Christmas/New Year time in beautiful Scandinavia going as far North as we could handle in the middle of Winter! A fantastic trip to Sweden and Norway, we had some pretty cool adventures including Kim chasing a pack of Huskies…

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Thanks to Ben for creating this amazing masterpiece :D
Our Christmas Dance

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Clay ShootingAlways up for an adventure and something different, we braved the cold for a morning of Clay Shooting in Essex with our good friends Rachel and Dan. Of course, Kim being the natural athlete that he is, nothing is too much of a challenge for him!

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Pyramids of GizaWe spent a fast paced 11 days in Egypt being blasted by the amazing ancient history and awesome sights.  What a spectacular place to visit!  Though most of us on our tour agreed it is probably a once-in-a-lifetime place only, you can’t help but get swept away by the charm, skill and intelligence of the ancient Egyptians.  Be warned, this is a very… very long post.

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AuschwitzIt’s difficult to put into words a summary of our weekend in Krakow.  One reason is because I was criticised in a previous post on Belfast for focusing too much on the negatives of a place and not enough on the positives.  Another reason would be because of the sheer horror and evil that seeps into your pores in a place like Auschwitz.

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AmsterdamWhat an eye-opener to say the very least!  Our weekend trip to Amsterdam was full of surprises!

It started off in a bit of a rush.  Trying to get to King’s Cross station was a challenge in itself!  When we did get there, another couple was rushing madly to the finish line as well – low and behold, it was Toby and Charlotte who were off to Bruges for the weekend.  Had a quick chat to them then headed to our different carriages on the train.
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TinyBig cats are exactly that.  Big.  Very big.  And when you are face to face with them, with only a thin wire fence (thankfully a very stable wire fence) between you and the cat, you start to realise exactly why they are kings of the jungle.

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Yorkshire DalesWe did it!  We climbed the 3 peaks of the Yorkshire Dales…  Given we didn’t do it anywhere near the record time of 2 hours 50-something minutes, but we still climbed all 3!

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Bath

We spent a day in Bath with Nicci, Jono and Nicci’s mum and her friend.  What a gorgeous day in the English countryside!  The weather was perfect and the company just as good :)

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