From 19 October to 2 November 2017, we’ve been on holiday in the UK again. Here’s our itinerary: Thursday, 19 October 2017: Road works all over France on our way to the UK Friday, 20 October: Film music at the Royal Albert Hall Saturday, 21 October 2017: City centre and Tate Modern Sunday, 22 October 2017: Sunday Roast and full stomachs Monday, 23 October 2017: [Weiterlesen]

As always upon returning from the UK, we take a box of donuts home and share them with Gabi’s mother and sister.

We drive back home today! After stops at Pret a Manger for sandwiches and Krispy Kreme for a box of donuts we’re off. There’s a lot of traffic out of town so we miss our check-in slot at the Channel tunnel terminal in Folkestone by some minutes. This wouldn’t be so bad if we weren’t put on the next but one train only. I use [Weiterlesen]

On our last day in London, we drive to Shoreditch in east London. As they had no clue about a new Nike shoe I’m interested in at the huge Nike Town flagship store, I hope to find it at Nike Lab, a store for special Nike items in a remote location. And yes, I spot the orange Nike ‘Doc Brown’ vandals shoes from afar; they [Weiterlesen]

We sleep in on our second to last day in London. That feels good as the all of the fresh air yesterday made us really sleepy. We head into town around noon and meet Sheridan, Clare and Amy at the Hotel Chocolat branch we had these amazing hot chocolates last week. They are eager to try them, too. Then, we go to Fortnum & Mason [Weiterlesen]