London Islington
July 15, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
3 Haven Mews
Fox on the Green
July 16, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Pub for lunch and Wimbledon Mens Final
Breakfast at Granger and Co
July 16, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Nice way to start our first full day in London.
Islington Canal Walk
July 17, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Coffee and a walk along the canal to Haggerston. Then Overground to Highbury and home. Tube from Angel to Embankment for Wine and Cheese at Gordon's. Then a walk along the Thames to St Paul'sRead more
Gordon's Wine and Cheese
July 17, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Tube from Angel to Embankment for Wine and Cheese at Gordon's. Then a walk along the Thames to St Paul's Cathedral. Up in the glass lift to Madison's for Champagne and Peroni.
Bob Bob Ricards
July 17, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Uber to Bob Bob Ricards for Russian Meal with Push button champagne. Soup and Hattie stayed home. Kristy and Matt had Vodka shots at -32 degrees.
Dinner at the Albion Beer Garden
July 18, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Wimbledon
July 19, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Matty's old digs. Walking around Wimbledon. Lunch at the Dog and Fox. Tube back home. Kim and Kristy via Peggy Porschen.
Sushi Samba
July 19, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Amazing Restaurant with a fantastic view, great food, ambience and company.
Hyde Park walk - feeding the Swans
July 20, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Harrods
July 20, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Walk from the Diana Memoral Fountain to Harrods
Home for Indian Dinner with Jo and Bear
July 20, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Islington
Moving Day
July 21, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Islington to Hampden
A Pint or 3 at Camden Lock
July 21, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Dingwall Building
Ice Wharf Bar Camden Lock
July 21, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Drinks with Soup, Kim, Char and Mason. The girls had High Tea with Emma at The Ritz.
A walk down memory lane
July 22, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Tube to Sloane Square for Kim's Hair Appointment - Hattie and I for 3 hours. Walked to Victoria Station and then to "Cherry Court Hotel". How long ago did we stay there - 88 and again in 2004??? BackRead more
A Party for Soup at Emma and Antons
July 23, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Family and Friends for the Afternoon
Dragons smash Manly 52 - 22
July 23, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
got up early to listen to 2GB call. Dragons led 30 nil at half time. 13 minutes later it was 30-22. A worrying time.
Last Day in London
July 23, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A late decision to head down to Embankment to walk the Thames. Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament , The Eye the the "Queens Walk" down to London Bridge.
Party II
July 23, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Bye Bye Hampstead - Hello Berlin
July 24, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
10 Rudall Crescent Hampstead London NW3 1RS to Planufer 78 Kreuzburg Berlin 10967
Taxi from Tegel Airport to Kreuzburg. Drinks on the grass by the canal. Dead rats. Hattie feeding swans and ducks.Read more
London to Berlin
July 24, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A tiring day. 7am Uber to Kings Cross. Tube to Heathrow Terminal 5. Luggage adjustments at Check-in (£60 per bag if over 23.4kg). Security Carry on Bag issues and then nearly missed flight. 10.50amRead more
Berlin Day 1
July 25, 2017 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
A big sleep in. Drizzle. Left here around 11am and walked through the Turkish Quarter - a little scary. Bus and U-Bahn to city and a walk to the Reichstag. Fortunately the drizzle stopped and it wasRead more
des Judischen Museum in the rain
July 26, 2017 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Up early for a big walking tour. Rain! 😯 Great breakfast and coffee at Kaffeebar. Then rainy walk bus walk to the Jewish Museum. Bus to Alexanderplatz for a late lunch. Still raining so home forRead more
"Insider Tour" an introduction to Berlin
July 27, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Up at 6.30 for Soup and I to go to Reichstag to register our passports for a visit tomorrow. Walked by Brandenburg gate on way bak. We know our way around a bit now. Ubahn to Hackesher Markt for a 4Read more
TravelerEmma, Niamh and Yasmin met us at Heathrow. Tube to Emma's- a few hours there and a walk around Kentish Town and The Heath then to our London Home
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