I have never been locked in the great grand Tower of London, looming over the bustling city below.    But I have been locked in my grandparents tiny suffocating bathroom, when the lock became jammed.

I have never stroked James Bonds Aston Martin DBS shinning brightly in the scorching sun.                But I have gazed at my grandparents Audi carefully parked on the drive.

I have never smelt the tingling aromas of the exotic spice markets of Morocco.                                          But I have smelt the warm cozy fragrances of ginger, making Christmas feel like it was only yesterday.

I have never played with the magnificent mountain lion as it rolls in a thick blanket of snow.                 But I have frolicked, merrily with my dog in the icy pond at Sherdley Park.

I have never touched the Queens crown glittering majestically in the sunlight.                                           But I have wore a small tiara when I was little, that I got for my sixth birthday.

I have never paddled in the deepest depths of the Persian ocean with the snapping piranhas.                 But I have swam with my younger brother in the shimmering pool of Kingsway Leisure Centre.