London January 2010


London January 2010

January 2010

Pictures from London at the start of 2010, including a pub crawl in Borough, an afternoon trip to Reading to celebrate our anniversary (!) and our Burns Night.


Lunch at Oliveto
Tuesday 12th January 2010
Snow
Wednesday 13th January 2010
A few pictures from (hopefully!) the last flurry of snow of the season.
Borough Pub Crawl
Saturday 16th January 2010
An afternoon and evening spent exploring the fine pubs of Borough with Andy (and later on Chie too).
Reading
Sunday 17th January 2010
A Sunday afternoon visit to Reading, for a wander around the univeristy - the place where Chie and I first met 10 years ago today. Also took the opportunity to meet up with Rob and Kate and their little boy Felix.
Monday Evening in Belgravia
Monday 18th January 2010
Just a couple of random pictures. Went for a drink or two in Belgravia this evening before going to the Waitrose there to do our shopping.
Diwana
Tuesday 19th January 2010
Went to Diwana, the very good vegetarian Indian restaurant on Drummond Street this evening for dinner.
Endou mame
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Just one picture of the "endou mame" (kind of green bean) snack and a can of Sapporo I'd brought back from Japan.
New Year Party
Thursday 21st January 2010
My company's second Christmas party, which we decided to postpone until after New Year. This time held at Namco Station, a kind of games centre / amusement arcade near Waterloo.
Burns Night
Friday 22nd January 2010
Pictures from the Burns Night I held at our flat, with kilt wearing, (vegetarian) haggis eating, a bit of poetry, and of course lots of whisky.
Saturday
Saturday 23rd January 2010
Typical Saturday morning (breakfast at the ever excellent Regency Cafe) followed by Andy's leaving party in the afternoon.
Aldgate Pub Crawl
Tuesday 26th January 2010
Some poor quality mobile pictures from mine and Andy's pub crawl around Aldgate, culminating in dinner at a Japanese restaurant called Soseki by the Gherkin.
Saatchi Gallery
Saturday 30th January 2010
Wandered over to Sloane Square / King's Road to take a look at the new contemporary Indian art exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. Whilst in the neighbourhood we bought a new Dyson vaccuum cleaner in Peter Jones, where we also had lunch.
South Bank, Gordon's and Wahaca
Sunday 31st January 2010
Went to see an Ozu film at the BFI on the South Bank this evening, and had a very pleasant stroll along by the river to get there, taking in some nice views of the Houses of Parliment. After the film had a drink at Gordon's wine bar, followed by dinner at Wahaca.