Tea and a Walk along the Thames

Posted on 2007/05/13 10:37:12 (May 2007).

[Sunday 6th May]
Had another lazy morning and I got some more done on Cheese. By this point it was really on the brink of being a usable replacement for Photo Studio.

The afternoon commenced with an early afternoon tea at home - and the all important birthday cake(s), albeit two days late. I got out the Noritake tea set to celebrate this special occasion, and we had a very pleasant time of it. I was deeply relieved that the cakes were to Chie's liking. She has extremely high standards when it comes to this sort of thing, and there can be hell to pay if she's disappointed. Chie had picked a raspberry and chocolate tart this time - a surprise choice for her actually, as she's usually not into the overly chocolatey items. However it scored well - they had wisely chosen not to make it too sweet, as this is usually the area in which this type of patisserie loses points in Chie's discerning tastes. I went for a kind of cheese cake - I thought this would be a very safe bet. If we're having individual cakes, as we were today, I always have to choose mine within vary carefully thought out parameters. It is important that it is something Chie will like, in case her own is a let down, however for my cake to be significantly nicer than hers would also be a source of frustration.

After the pleasingly successful tea and cake event, we went out for an afternoon stroll. Part of the reason for this was that I wanted to give my new GPS receiver a proper test. So we wandered along to the Tate Britain, and from there went over the river to take a quick look at Lambeth Palace and the Archbishop's Park (which was a bit disappointing). We continued along on the South Bank from there to Westminster bridge, and crossed over with the usual impressive sights of the Houses of Parliament (although today I think the view had probably been better from Lambeth bridge).

We continued our walk all the way up to Soho, and decided whilst there to get an early dinner at Busaba Eathai - the Thai place we'd been to a few years ago (not long after it opened?) but hadn't been back to since as it had always looked far too busy. The food here is still pretty good it seems.

We went back after that and spent the remainder of the evening at home - I think this may have been the evening we watched Team America. Although it was extremely juvenile in places, I have to admit to rather enjoying it - and found the portrayal of Kim Jong Il oddly endearing.

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