yesterday we took the train down to Birmingham to a huge shopping center called the "bull ring". It actually made most of our malls look tiny! what was really nice for a change is it had not just your normal nice name brand stores but the cheap places mixed in so you have everything from gucci and diesel to a tj-max. The boys had fun on the train and we got to meet up with our friends Gaz and Est while we where there.

These other pics are of nearby. The bottom is just some english countryside for you to see but the other two are of the canal nearby. its cool that it still has locks for the boats to get by and change levels on the river.
its very nice to walk along and it makes it much nicer to go to places instead of just walking long the road. Thats what we might do today after the meeting if we dont get dragged out to eat.