Ye olde tryp to Jerusalem pub (est. 1189) Apparently the oldest pub in England. Even if it isn't - it's the coolest. 
The upper storeys have been tunnelled into the rock under the Castle. Imagine drinking beer in a pub that dates from the time of Robin Hood beneath the castle of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Can England get better than that?
And it can - Dave's first taste of warm beer. England has suddenly got alot more fun! A good mate only an hour away - and St Patrick's Day is only 2 weeks away.
It snowed! For just one morning the world was fresh and new - and i met the snow!
But the next day the Daffodils were blooming! I don't understand the weather here - at least Melbourne is consistent - every season in every day.
Covent Garden
St Paul's Cathedral
And the amazing sushi train - how fun is that! What a week. Now the realtive peace and quiet of Sheffield.
The British Museum of course!
Rosetta Stone - now protected by a glass case - unlike the first time I saw it - then there was just a rope around it with nothing to stop an excited 16 year old from touching it!
Amazing - the Egyptian King Lists. The basis for many years of all the chronology schemes in the Near East.
Assyrian scultpture is fantastic. I wonder how much has been lost in the last couple of years as Iraq has slid into anarchy.
One of the Museum's jewels - the Parthenon Marbles. Whether they should be here is far to complex a question for me.
The Lewes Chess set. Beautiful little ivory pieces from the Viking times.
I've always had a soft spot for medieval art. Reckon i missed my calling, should have been a medievalist. These i think were from the old Palace of Westminister.
This piece is equisite each circle is smaller than the centre of my palm and yet it is carved in 3D. Absolutely amazing.
That's what study does to me. Saw the sunrise for the first time in England. Got to love procrastination.
Down to London for Christmas with the English family and mum and dad and VIC! They do great things with light here, especially since it gets dark at 4.30.
Saw the site of the Battle of Hastings. 1066 and all that. Now there is a private school there in the old abbey William the Conquerer built. I can't believe the Saxons lost. They had the high ground advantage, although were exhausted from their previous battle at Stamford bridge, and it seems the Normans were just too cunning.
Vic and I caught up with Ryan and his family while in London. Had a great time in a Kensington pub and bistro, and hope to see them again some time soon!
Saw the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London, as well as the site of many royal executions on Tower Green. Plus watched the poor clipped ravens jump about the White Tower. London in Winter is amazing. They have ice skating rinks all around major sites, the Tower, Somerset House, Kew Gardens, Hampton Court lots of beautiful locations. Fancy skating in a former moat?
And of course, New Years Eve.... Slipped up to Sheffield for the night to show Vic the town and celebrate in the Devonshire Cat. Oh, what a night.....!
Now - back to study....
18 beautiful pots found in the baulk of the South sector. After 2 weeks of painstaking, mindnumbing digging and drawing of the 2 5x1m baulks we made the find of the season.
The real work. Archaeobotany in practise. Floating 1500+ litres of soil with Bronwyn in the Japanese garden. 
The tank - where we spent so many peaceful days, playing in the mud while watching the seeds float by.
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Sheffield MSc
Environmental Archaeologists in the field. Soon-to-be pollen experts and geoarchaeologists. A brave and hopeful bunch of people.
Catal Hoyuk. The granddaddy of Turkish Archaeology. Famous for its microexcavations and sponsors. And love of Archaeobotanists.
And then the revolution began!!!!
fruit salad of vodkas - 5 pounds for 6 on a monday night
Gina trys one 
I buy some.
Bubblegum, bananna and peach
And we ended at bar one. 
