Oh, it's a hill! I mustn't be in Oxford then...

Here's a post that is actually coming from Belfast! I arrived safely home just before 10pm last night.

Travel was fairly smooth this time. Despite leaving Oxford at rush hour on the eve of a bank holiday weekend, and having to share a rather packed train to Birmingham International with a rather large number of squaddies slowly getting more drunk as the train progressed, I managed to go one step better than last time by making it to the airport in good time. My waiting time at the airport was pleasant, due to a fair amount of time to grab a pint and start my book - I've started reading an abridged version of Les Misèrables, which so far has been surprisingly readable and gripping and certainly whiled away the transit time. When getting off the plane, I spied an old classmate from Belfast High who I hadn't seen in years. It was very nice to catch up, and also got me a lift from the airport to my house which saved me from negotiating the Belfast bus network in the late evening.

So I'm back until Monday, enjoying being reintroduced to home. The weather has kept things interesting - we've had true "if you don't like it, wait a minute" stuff today! Shall be meeting up with a friend tomorrow to be introduced to the changes to the city since I was last around, should be fun. Unfortunately, my aim to not have any work to get on with hasn't come to be - a few lesson plans, long term plans and dissertation ideas need to be sorted out, but I hope that won't be too bad...