Thursday, March 22, 2007

Market Harborough: Day 1

Madison was a little better today, but still very hot and not anywhere near her usual self.

We took her to the Doctors in the afternoon. After a little red tape we saw a doctor. She checked Madison out and found she had a temperature of 39C. She prescribed some ibuprofen and administered it straight away. After some tests, it was decided that Madison just had a gastro bug that would clear up in due course. it was a relief.

After that we went for a walk around the town center. Market Harborough is a small town in the Leicestershire region. It is home to about 10,000 people. The main center is typical English rural town, with a High street with shops, and newer areas with the chain stores, like Tescos and Sainsbury's.

The things we did note, is things are very cheap in England. If you convert them to NZ$ then they are similar, but once you are here you earn pretty much $ for £ anyway.
Also the supermarkets have full strength Alcohol! I bought a bottle of Sainsbury's labeled Kentucky Bourbon for £10. Tasted almost exactly the same as Jim Beam.

Anyway, better day today, and off to London tomorrow to open bank account.

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