Happy Birthday to me!

Had a great birthday weekend which started on the Saturday going to a game of soccer (oops sorry) FOOTBALL with the GM from work. The game was Southhampton (Saints) vs Derby. With the Saints in red and white like the Sydney Swans I had to go for them - but then again I did not have a choice. It is amazing that the segregate the fans. I was sitting in the Saints area and if I had of made and cheer for the other team they would remove you (or the fan next to me would have done something worse!).

It was a good game (unless you were a Saints fan who lost 1-0). I loved the chants that would go around the ground and the songs they would sing – different to Australians who are a rabble. There were almost 28,ooo fans there + another 22,000 security. It amazing the number of security and police – Where the two groups of fans meet in the stand there was a row of security and police standing shoulder to shoulder. No wonder there is so much crime in the UK as all the police are at football grounds.

The next day went to a lovely National Trust property, Kingston Lacy. The gardens are open for 2 weeks due to the snowdrops. Then in the afternoon another walk along the coastline then to my bosses place for dinner. A fun time.