Ready for Boundless…

We arrived in the UK on Monday after spending over 24 hrs in airports and planes. Its hard to believe that its been about 12 years since Annette & I were last here with Patrick & Christina; who are now both out of school, working or in training and have their own cars; scary, doesn’t time fly!

Our youngest Emily has come with us to experience some of the sights and sounds of not only The Salvation Army but also what it’s like to be on the other side of the world.

The first day was all about familiarising ourselves with our accommodation and getting over the jet-lag. In the afternoon we went for a long stroll around Kensington Gardens along with colleagues of ours from Nelson and visited the Kensington Palace and walked past a number of embassies, many of whom had a heightened security presence.

Later that evening while Annette & Emily had a snooze in their unit (that’s a whole story in and of itself) I went for a walk around Hyde Park. We are staying at the Imperial College of London, Princes Gardens which is within walking distance to the Royal Albert Hall (pictured above) and many of the museums such as the National History Museum and the Science Museum to name just a couple. The weather is absolutely stunning (high 20’s) and in the next few days it’s only going to get warmer.

Some of the architecture is absolutely stunning and shows what was accomplished in the late 1800’s and even earlier than that in some parts. The picture to the left is one of the many buildings that line the streets in and around Kensington.

Tomorrow we will head out to the O2 Areana via the tube to pick up our tickets for Boundless and then do a bit of sightseeing as the first Session of Congress doesn’t start until 7pm on Wednesday 1st July.

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