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2 Weeks and Counting

Today marks the end of our second full week in the UK. We are getting settled and things are going fairly well. So far I have only burnt up one appliance (the iron). Apparently the voltage converter that I was using was not for irons (should have known that by the warning on the side). I also learned the hard way that power strips require a lot of wattage. 1800 to be exact, so they don't work well when used with a 1600 watt converter. This little experiment knocked out the power to the whole flat (read:apartment). Not the ideal way to find out where the main fuse to the whole flat is, but it worked nonetheless. In case you're wondering, it is not in the flat where the other fuses are. It is out in the hall, so everyone knows what you have done.

Attached you will find a picture of our first sightseeing event. This is us in the pub at the Coors (formerly Bass) museum of brewing in Burton. As you can see, I have not quite mastered the art of taking my own picture. The tour was nice, and as a result I have a couple of new beers that I like. If you can find them in the US I recommend Worthington's 1744 as well as their local brew St. Modwen (you will probably have to come and see us to get a taste of this).





For those parents out there, you might want to check out the attached flyer we found at the brewery. You just might want to have that next birthday party there. Fun for the whole family!

Cheers,

Yankee and Yankee Girl

posted by Yankee @ 6:50 PM