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	Corfu Here's where we're going on holiday this year - North-east Corfu with Albania just over the straits to the right.
	Week 1 - Kalamaki We're spending the first week in the fishing village of Kalamaki, and we'll be staying in the Kalliopi house, slightly back from the beach and a short stagger from Spiros' Taverna. Bigger...
	Week 2 - Villa Marieleta We'll be decamping to Villa Marieleta in the hills for the second week. I thought it would be interesting to sit at breakfast and watch the sun rise over Albania in the distance.
	Google View ... and here's where the sun will rise, viewed through Google Earth. Bigger... Hard to believe people used to book holidays based on the word of a travel agent and a picture of a hotel. I've seen this villa from every angle and elevation without lifting my backside from the couch.
	... and here's the real view - but I wonder if we even need to go now?

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Pretty grim up north last night. Man city had a weakend side out, but so did we, and we held them comfortably for most of the game. They didn't create much, although Samaras - who IS as crap as everyone says - missed an easy header just before half time.

We basically lost concentration in the last minute - already thinking about a replay, the same as us in the crowd - and a pass split us open. Amazingly, Samaras scored. Was fun up till that point. Oh, well, when it rains it pours.

P.S. Read today that we just broke even this year, but that next year we won't have the £7 million parachute payments any more. Hard times ahead.

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Yani took a bunch of friends out last night for a big Friday night outing on her 8th birthday. We started at MacDonalds - which went from full to empty in about 10 minutes flat as the kids ran amok - and then went rollerblading nearby to work off some of the fat and sugar.

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Yesterday we went to the Dr Who exhibition in Manchester. View Flickr Slideshow

It consists of a display of real BBC props from the filming of the show - including the large, moving mechanical model of the Empress of Rachnoss from the 'Runaway Bride' episode last Xmas - but the real highlight was the actors wandering around amongst the crowd dressed as Dr Who creatures.

The 6ft Sycorax Warrior was quite imposing, but the creepy scarecrows from the 'Family of Blood' episode were the most memorable since they were the first ones we saw, unexpectedly coming round a corner at us just as we got there. The kids hid behind me like little 3 year-olds again. Well funny.

After the exhibition we walked into the town centre for lunch at Macdonalds and then ice creams in Piccadilly Gardens, giving Jo some extra time to catch up on sleep. We got home just in time for the football results and the day just got better and better - United won, Norwich won and Ipswich got hammered 4-0. The perfect day?

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Pictures from the August bank holiday week, which we spent caravanning in Northumberland. I've wanted to go there for ages and it didn't disappoint. Every beach seems to have a castle and the views along the whole coast near Lindisfarne are breathtaking.

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Here are some pictures from our trip to Norfolk in August, which culminated in watching City squeak three points against Southampton at Fortress Carrow Road. Funny to see Oscar and Nathan celebrating together, like me and Dave a quarter of a century ago.

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