The end is near

With 5 days to go and  many goodbyes to make, I'm starting to fear the end.

My last post concluded at the end of Canada. An absolutely amazing experience, in which has increased my love of Canada, and has also made me miss my wonderful Canadian friends so much more!! I cannot thank Laura and Emily enough for their lovely hospitality! I hope to be able to return the favour if they come to Oz! (which is hopefully soon!!)

After returning back to Guildford, I soon moved into my flat. The first night I remember to be awful. Being in a new house, with people you don't know, it reminded me of my first night in Glasgow. The nerves soon left me as I unpacked all my things the next day and got further settled in.
On July 8th I celebrated two amazing years with Nathaniel in Belgium. It was a very welcomed weekend away  in a Country that I am now very very in love with! Unfortunately to get over to Belgium, it takes a ferry ride to get over to France and then onto Belgium...my love of ferry's has become more apparent. The day after we returned from Belgium, I was off again, back on that exact same ferry on my way to Amsterdam with my cousin, Matt. This ferry ride was definitely not as fun as advertised, as an unexploded WWII bomb was found in Dover harbour, and so our ferry was delayed till 3am with caused our 11hr bus/ferry trip to be 13hrs.

Once in Amsterdam, Matt and I visited unbelievable amounts in only 3 days. The highlight of Amsterdam was meeting up with Cora, a friend who I worked with back at the good old RSL at home. She took us to a proper Dutch restaurant, where I tried a Dutch soup with pea and ham. It was delicious but unbelievably filling, therefore we needed to wash it down with Dutch beers! :D The time we spent together was seriously not long enough. It just makes my want to return to England/Europe increase.
From Amsterdam we bussed to Brussels (yes, back to Belgium :D )
Brussels was so different the Holland. The was a perfect mix of old and new, displaying their love of beer, chocolate and waffles EVERYWHERE!!! (hello extra 2kgs)
In Belgium, the beers are far and wide the best I have EVER had. They also include the very sweet and flavoursome fruit beers, no, not cider, fruit beer. Instead of dinner on our last night, Matt and myself indulged ourselves on many many different beers, the best.

This trip was the last time I shall visit Europe before I leave for Australia.

With two weeks left of Guildford I went on my way going to the gym, into town, bike riding, and dying in the 30 degree weather.

I have 5 days left of my trip until I return to the motherland, and in that time I have planned:
.Nigerian night
.Aussie shindig
.batman at IMAX
.Olympic ceremony
.Olympics Volleyball
.much much gym and cooking

The next days will disappear in a flash, and even though I cannot wait to go home, I don't want to leave everyone and everything behind. I am already dreading the goodbyes and farewells, and have refused to start packing in the hope of forgetting reality.

The last question that needs to be answered is through all my travels, every country, every experience, did I end up finding wonderland?