Best Day Yet
Wow yesterday was excellent!
Despite the pouring rain I had a great time.
I went to the gym as planned in the morning and rattled off another 6 miles at a slow pace (about 11.5mins/mile) which went really well.
I then came home for lunch and went out the Dobbies Butterfly World in Lasswade, Edinburgh. It's the perfect place to go on a wet or cold day and it's open all year round. I have been going there once or twice a year for three years now and it gets better every time.
I took the digital camera and my manual focus macro lens and got a few decent pictures which are posted below. I tried in vain to get a picture of the humming bird that they now have but it was too quick for me, still it was beautiful to watch it flutter about.
After dinner the other half and I met up with some pals at a local club to watch the Champions League Grand Final, what a match - it was AMAZING! I was totally spellbound. Such a shame though that it ended in penalties - at least it was a British team that took the trophy though.
This morning everyone is celebrating the win but also debating the fact that despite winning Liverpool have failed to secure a place in next years tournament as they finished fifth in the English Premiership and only the top four from each country can qualify. I do think it is a shame but then it's hardly fair for a team that qualified to lose their place to Liverpool and UEFA (The European Football Association governing the Champions League) can hardly allow an extra English team to join as this is an unfair advantage over the rest of Europe. It's a debate that will rage on and I just hope it doesn't overshadow the fantastic achievement they made last night.
Despite the pouring rain I had a great time.
I went to the gym as planned in the morning and rattled off another 6 miles at a slow pace (about 11.5mins/mile) which went really well.
I then came home for lunch and went out the Dobbies Butterfly World in Lasswade, Edinburgh. It's the perfect place to go on a wet or cold day and it's open all year round. I have been going there once or twice a year for three years now and it gets better every time.
I took the digital camera and my manual focus macro lens and got a few decent pictures which are posted below. I tried in vain to get a picture of the humming bird that they now have but it was too quick for me, still it was beautiful to watch it flutter about.
After dinner the other half and I met up with some pals at a local club to watch the Champions League Grand Final, what a match - it was AMAZING! I was totally spellbound. Such a shame though that it ended in penalties - at least it was a British team that took the trophy though.
This morning everyone is celebrating the win but also debating the fact that despite winning Liverpool have failed to secure a place in next years tournament as they finished fifth in the English Premiership and only the top four from each country can qualify. I do think it is a shame but then it's hardly fair for a team that qualified to lose their place to Liverpool and UEFA (The European Football Association governing the Champions League) can hardly allow an extra English team to join as this is an unfair advantage over the rest of Europe. It's a debate that will rage on and I just hope it doesn't overshadow the fantastic achievement they made last night.
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