Friday, February 20, 2009

London Marathon

As some of you may know, last April, when the London marathon ran by my house, I (Kevin) thought it looked like good fun, so I put my name in the Lottery for 2009. After completely forgetting about it, I received a notification in the post in October notifying me that I have won a place in the marathon.
Prior to this, the furthest I've ever run is about 5 miles. Four months later, I've now run 13.1 miles, which is equivelent to a 1/2 marathon. In two months, I need to double that distance. Hopefully with your support, I'll keep motivated to train and be able to complete the marathon in under 4 hours.

Please sponsor me online if you are able to, as the money goes toward cancer reasearch, which I believe to be a very worthy cause.

THANK YOU!

http://www.runningsponsorme.org/stedmann

Monday, February 02, 2009

Snow in London!

Look at all that snow on top of our recycling bins!
We had a snow day today in London. No rail or bus services and only limited underground services. We had a lovely day in the snow at Greenwich Park where loads of children were playing in the show as hundreds of schools were closed today due to the severe weather warning. This is a photo of the street we live on. It didn't stop snowing until later on this evening.

Hong Kong trip Jan 2009


Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui.

Hong Kong trip Jan 2009


These prawns in tomatoe sauce are delicious!

Christine learning how to make her dad's tasty tiger prawn in tomato sauce.

Chinese New Year flowers from the flower fair.
Christine with mum & dad in Sai Kung.
Seafood restaurants were everywhere in Sai Kung.
Visiting the fishing village, Sai Kung, just a half hour bus ride from our house. Here, you will see fishermen docking their boats with their daily seafood catches. They even gut the fish for you before you take it home.
Famous chinese winter dish - "poon choy". It's usually when families gather around the table for Chinese New Year celebrations. Most poon choy has roast duck, roast pork, vegetables, radish, soya chicken incorporated into the dish but you can make your own variations.
Homemade chinese new year dessert dumplings in ginger soup. They were tasty!
Flowers at the Chinese New Year fair.
Roasted chestnuts stand.
Almond flavoured biscuits. Most shops were selling these as well as beef jerky.
A day trip to Macau. It was leading up to Chinese New Year so there were lots of festivities happening that day.
At the races, Happy Valley Racecourse. Kevin and I won $40.
Yau Ma Tei area. It was super busy here!
A view of Kowloon and HK Island from The Peak.
Kevin hanging on a tree branch.

Walking trail up at the Peak. We had nice weather that day - 20 degrees.
Taking a photo in front of the Peak tram with Christine's parents. The ride up was very steep and the views were amazing!
Kevin standing at the main entrance of Times Square shopping centre, Causeway Bay.
Spectacular skyline and harbour, Hong Kong. The light show starts daily at 8pm and lasts about 18 minutes long.
Chinese New Year of the Ox celebrations at Times Square, Causeway Bay area.
Steak dinner at a restaurant in Mong Kok with Christine's family.
Took a break from all the walking and had a drink.

Escalators to the Mid-levels in Central.
On our way for drinks in Soho, Central, Hong Kong