London August 2012
August 2012
An Olympic London August 2012.
John's Pictures

Afternoon Off
Wednesday 1st August 2012
Had the afternoon off for an antenatal class - lunch at the Regency Cafe before, then ice cream and a stroll around Hyde Park afterwards.
Beach Volleyball
Thursday 2nd August 2012
Went to see the Beach Volleyball at Horse Guards Parade.
Irish Olympic House
Friday 3rd August 2012
Went to visit the Irish Olympic House with some people from work. Then, oddly, Ethiopian food.
Olivocarne
Tuesday 7th August 2012
New restaurant in the Olivo chain.
Truefit and Hill, Intern Pub Crawl and GBBF
Wednesday 8th August 2012
Haircut at Truefit and Hill in the morning. In the evening a short pub crawl with some interns from my office followed by a visit to the Great British Beer Festival.
Fakhreldine and Freud
Thursday 9th August 2012
Lebanese food at Fakhreldine on Piccadilly then cocktails at Freud.
Burrito and Cocktails
Friday 10th August 2012
Burrito for lunch, cocktails at Al's in the evening.
Saturday
Saturday 11th August 2012
Ramen for lunch at Tonkotsu, and a coffee and cake at Foxcroft and Ginger.
Home Made Gnocchi
Tuesday 14th August 2012
Made gnocchi from scratch.
Portuguese Lunch
Wednesday 15th August 2012
Portuguese restaurant for lunch with some people from the office.
Sagar
Friday 17th August 2012
Indian food at Sagar, a South Indian vegetarian restaurant.
Watermelon
Saturday 18th August 2012
Today we bought a watermelon.
Portuguese Custard Tarts
Sunday 19th August 2012
An unusual breakfast.
Lunch at Oliveto
Monday 20th August 2012
With Kyle.
Jazz and Olivocarne
Thursday 23rd August 2012
Lunchtime jazz concert at Cadogan Hall, then lunch at Olivocarne.
Chalet
Saturday 25th August 2012
Went for lunch at Chalet, which I'd found out about from classiccafes.co.uk.
Regent's Canal
Sunday 26th August 2012
Went for a boat trip along the Regent's Canal, from Little Venice to Camden Lock. Had a wander around Camden, paid a visit to Primrose Hill, then went for dinner at the Feng Shang Princess floating Chinese restaurant.
Bank Holiday Monday
Monday 27th August 2012
Met Hiroko-san, Alan and May-chan for lunch at Daquise in South Kensington.
Toast
Tuesday 28th August 2012
Toast at work with some people from my old project.
Night out with Ben
Wednesday 29th August 2012
Night out with Ben who was back in London for a few days. Also featuring Chie, Kyle and Hannah.
Moon
Thursday 30th August 2012
Tried to take a picture of the moon.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Friday 31st August 2012