Views from the cliff walk.
Walking to Greystones.
Greer, Richard & Hilary
Apologies for the radio silence over the past two months. While Tory has been working hard in Dublin, I have spent every waking moment trying to get work in London and so the luxury of updating a blog had to be forsaken. Since I last updated the blog, I visited Tory in Dublin on the first weekend in February (see photos above), exactly a month after we said goodbye after spending Xmas/NYE together and then a further 6 weeks elapsed before we were again reunited in Belgium. Tory was to fly to London that weekend to escape St Patricks Day long weekend celebrations in Dublin but I was invited to attend an assessment day for Inbev in Brussels on Friday the 16th of March so she travelled there instead. As the control centre for the Euopean Union, Brussels is a business city and its hotels offer attractive rates for weekends. We stayed in a central hotel for two nights for as little as £75 total. On Friday, while I was involved in various business simulation tasks for Inbev, Tory wandered around Brussels. We met up that evening and ate moules washed down by Leffe beer at a cosy cabaret restaurant, the highlight of which was the 80+ year old woman who belted out classic french numbers in great style. The next day we enjoyed a sunny day trip to the medieval canal city of Bruges. Bruges is a top spot for young/old, male/female and we particularly enjoyed strolling around the convent gardens and a boat trip on the canal. Sunday back was a bit rushed and the weather was poor but we had a hot chocolate in the famous art deco Hotel Metropole and quick look around the Grote Markt before saying our farewells that afternoon. Sadly, I forgot my digital camera so the only record of this trip was made on a disposable camera. On the whole, it has been a tough couple of months for Tory and I as we have only spent about 3 days together since the 2nd of January. I have gotten close to but missed out on a number of jobs and the pressure of watching my funds drain away has soured my impressions of my decision to undertake an MBA somewhat. Tory and I have also been unable to attend a number of weddings in Oz which has been a major drag. More recent success in the legal contracting market has led to a more steady stream of interviews and a couple of job offers. This has given Tory and I the confidence to return home to Australia at Easter to celebrate the recent announcement of Tory's sister's engagement and to attend my brother's commitment ceremony in Sydney, safe in the knowledge that we will be returning to the Northern hemisphere. I know for certain that I have forgotten some news in this update but I will wait for Tory to read this update and pick me up on it so I can include it in next months update which will be filled with pictures from Oz.
Cheers,
Doug & Tory.
