Summer holidays in Britain - Vacaciones de verano en Gran Bretaña
Dear Alejandrina,
We have been back from our holidays for 13 days but it feels like centuries because, as usual, one dives into the many things to do and time flies.
The children started school on the 5th; it meant a big change because Pablo started secondary school and it is as if, mentally, he had grown a whole year. He is more serious and responsible, travels to school and back on the Underground with a friend, does his homework without being told, his clothes are not a disgrace when he comes home, instead he looks after his uniform, which looks beautiful (navy blazer and trousers, white shirt and blue and red striped tie). He is quite the young man.The holidays were great, we had never been to more than one or two places in the country and everywhere we visited was very beautiful…We travelled a lot, but stopping a few days here and there to rest. We put the car on the train to Edinburgh, Scotland, and stayed there four days. Marvellous. Then we started driving south and stayed 5 days in the Lake District, the most beautiful place we ever saw, but very humid. It is extremely green and full of flowers.
In one photo with Pablo, Oscar put the viewer’s cover over his eye, like a monocle. In another, Oscar is standing with the children next to a rock with SCOTLAND written on it, marking the border with England. It was raining very hard in a very high wind, but the crazy Scots were standing there, playing the bagpipes so the tourists could take photos and give them a few coins. We had to stop as well!
Well, Ale, don’t worry if sometimes we don’t write, we are fine, it is just that time flies.
A big hug,
Patricia Hadrian's Wall - Las ruinas del muro de Adriano
Querida Alejandrina:
El día 5 los chicos empezaron la escuela y fue un gran cambio porque Pablo empezó el secundario y parece que hubiera crecido un año mentalmente. Está mucho más serio y responsable, viaja en subte a la escuela ida y vuelta, con un compañero, hace los deberes solito sin que lo obliguen, no trae la ropa hecha una desgracia sino que cuida su uniforme que le queda hermoso (pantalón y saco azul marino, camisa blanca y corbata azul con rayitas rojas). Todo un hombrecito.
En otra está Oscar con los chicos al lado de una roca que dice SCOTLAND y es el límite entre Escocia e Inglaterra. Llovía a cántaros y el viento se llevaba todo y los escoceses locos estaban ahí parados tocando la gaita para que la gente se saque fotos y les dé moneditas. ¡Tuvimos que parar nosotros también!
Bueno Ale, no se preocupe que aunque a veces no escribimos estamos bien, es que el tiempo se pasa.
Un abrazo grande,
Patricia.