London June 2018
June 2018
Pictures from London in June 2018.
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Portobello
Friday 1st June 2018
I had an afternoon / evening out with Cardo in and around Portobello.
B12 Burger
Saturday 2nd June 2018
Went to my local caff for a restorative fry-up, then went to John Lewis to buy a garden table and chairs, then went to some kind of hipster restaurant to try the new B12 vegan burger.
Zoo
Sunday 3rd June 2018
Took Erika to the zoo.
Alexandra Palace and Go Ape
Monday 4th June 2018
Erika had the day off school for a teacher training day today, so we went to Alexandra Palace, and Erika impressed us with her tree top antics at Go Ape.
Garden Table
Wednesday 6th June 2018
New garden table and chair arrived today.
The Old Inns of England
Thursday 7th June 2018
Got a new (old) book today.
Barbecue
Friday 8th June 2018
Decided to have a barbecue as the weather was nice.
Garden
Monday 11th June 2018
Surveying the garden after being away fo the weekend.
Raspberries
Tuesday 12th June 2018
Picked some raspberries in the garden then a late night drink at the Pineapple with Jeremy.
Garden Bags
Thursday 14th June 2018
Got some garden bags to dispose of the hedge trimmings and had dinner at Ceremony, the vegetarian restaurant near Tufnell Park.
Dinner in the Garden
Friday 15th June 2018
Dinner in the garden I think (or at least pre dinner snacks), a spot of sabrage, and more raspberry picking.
Ferries
Saturday 16th June 2018
Odd day out wherein I tried to get on as many ferries across London as possible. Only really managed two, plus the Thames Clipper, and not sure that counts.
Sunday
Sunday 17th June 2018
Took Erika for lunch at Wahaca and a succession of playgrounds.
Garden
Tuesday 19th June 2018
Just one picture of the garden after work.
School Concert
Wednesday 20th June 2018
Erika sang Tomorrow from Annie at her school concert.
Soto
Thursday 21st June 2018
Indonesian food for lunch from the street food market in Kings Cross.
Courtauld, Middle Temple and The Thames
Friday 22nd June 2018
Went to visit the Courtauld Gallery at lunchtime with Jeremy, then later on met up with Gemma (who was visiting from the US again) and the usual suspects for a varied evening taking in the Middle Temple Champagne Bar, the Thames Clipper, the O2 (yea not really a highlight) and finally the Angel in Bermondsey.
Blu Tack, Murger Han and Crick Institute
Saturday 23rd June 2018
Took Erika to buy Blu Tack in the morning (!), followed by an inspection of the garden, then lunch at Murger Han, and then a visit to the open day at the Crick Institute.
Recycling Centre
Sunday 24th June 2018
Finally got round to hiring a car to take our hedge trimmings to the local recycling centre - Erika came along for the ride and it made for a bizarre but surprisingly nice father-daughter moment. Afterwards a quick lunch at the Pineapple, then we headed down to near Clapham Junction for a barbecue at Chie's friend's house, before I finally rounded off the day with a quick visit to Frank's in Peckham.
The Vegetarian Butcher
Tuesday 26th June 2018
Tried the Vegetarian Butcher's "no chicken chunks" for the first time for lunch today.

Wednesday 27th June 2018
Southampton Arms
Thursday 28th June 2018
Met Andrew for a drink at the Southampton Arms.
Bubbles and Cricket
Friday 29th June 2018
Out in the garden blowing bubbles and spotted a weird insect (apparently just a "baby" cricket) on the grapevine.
School Festival
Saturday 30th June 2018
Did a stint at the bar at Erika's school festival.