Meeting Robin Hood. Episode 1

WARNING: Loads of pictures ahead

Last Sunday we drove to Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe, 20 miles north of Nottingham, on a convey along with Nana and Mozard's family and another Malaysian family.

The Robin Hood Festival is an annual event and it ran from 30th July - 5th August 2007 and we were able to visit on the last day. Fortunately we arrived early because the park was soon packed with people. A lot of people had to park by the road and walk to the park.

It was a very hot and bright day - the hottest since we arrived here in the UK. I am not sure but someone was telling me that it the highest that day was 31 degrees.
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More pictures coming up.

StarCraft fansite

When it comes to computer games, most of my male friends prefer the first shooter games such as the Doom and Elder Scrolls series or the racing games. Personally I prefer the role playing or strategy games better known as RPGs. I sometimes spend days to complete a stage.

Out of all the strategy games out there one of the best is StarCraft, a real-time strategy computer game. Along with it's expansion pack, 'StarCraft: Brood War', which was released in 1998, it has now become the the third best-selling computer game in history.

I am really looking forward to their upcoming edition, StarCraft 2. It is currently under development by Blizzard Entertainment. The news of the upcomign sequel was first announced on May 19, 2007 and will be available for release on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. For more information on StarCraft or
starcraft 2 just go over to CreepColony.com. This fansite has everything you need to know about thiis popular computer game.

Vatentine's day roses

Picture taken over 4 days starting on the 3rd of this month. I didn't take any picture yesterday as we were away to Nottingham.

This is the first rose to bloom in my garden. It is from a stem of rose from a bouquet that I had bought for my wife on Valentine's day this year.

All I had done was strip flowers and leaves off the stems and stick them in the soil. This was the only one that survived

San Francisco Sightseeing

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name 'San Francisco'. I guess different people may answer differently: the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island Gay rights, etc. As for me, it's a song - San Francisco (be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) by Scott McKenzie (1967). It goes like this:

If you’re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you’re going to San Francisco
You’re gonna meet some gentle people there ...

It recalls the Summer of love when thousands of young people from all around the US came to the city to experience the Hippie counterculture.

San Francisco has loads of tourist attractions and things to do. If you are planning a San Francisco Sightseeing trip, you might want to consider Trusted Tours. This national tour operator has a number of great deals on their San Francisco tours. Looking through the various offers, one I would love to take is the San Francisco Motorized Cable Car Tour, a 2.5 Hours long guided tour aboard an authentic motorized cable car. It costs only $26.60 for an adult and $13.30 for a child. The tour takes you through some of the most interesting parts of the city including Vista Point at Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, Fisherman's Wharf, Palace of Fine Arts and more.

You can also up for the Trusted Tours eNewsletter to get the latest low price deals direct by email.

On the road with Karen

Just visited Karen's blog - ' My Road'. It has a nice tidy layout and regular visitors might have realised by now that I have a soft spot for minimalistic web templates. The banner also fits the name of the blog.

I had a look at the coding of the site and noticed that the title html tags are missing. It might be a good idea to add them as they do play a part in search rankings.

Just learnt about the "Steps to Better Blogging" while going through her blog. I might join in as well. She is also one of the bloggers who "Do follow", so go over and leave her a comment.

The kids loving the pool

It has been a great week - bright and sunny. We had bought an inflatable pool from a car boot sale sometime back and never had the chance to use it. Finally got the chance.

It turned out to be much bigger that I thought it would be. It didn't take that long to inflate the pool using the electric pump. However, it did take much longer to fill it up - almost an hour.

My son is turning into an aquatic animal and refuses to come out of the pool. I have to literally force him out it screaming and kicking. I guess it's a wonderful experience for him.

Online Rock n' Roll fashion store

The Remnant online store specialises in exclusive rock n' roll inspired fashion targeted to a niche market.

Not sure whether all my readers will agree but I think that those designs are really awesome. The brands they carry include Drifter, Bleeding Star, Evil Genius, Cardboard Robot among others. One thing that will definitely appeal to their customers is the fact that they take payment by PayPal besides credit cards.