Today we get up late and start the day slowly. With a breakfast/lunch at Giraffe in the nearby Brunswick Centre, next to where we used to live. I was looking forward to Huevos Rancheros, a kind of Mexican pizza, while Gabi orders a rice bowl. After dinner we do some grocery shopping again – the selection in the local Waitrose supermarket is better than in [Weiterlesen]

Today we meet Ollie, Clare, and Sheridan and Amy, who arrived from the USA yesterday, for brunch. Everyone is in a good mood and you hardly notice any jetlag. At the “Pain Quotidien” there is a nice selection of small and big breakfasts. Gabi orders a bread basket with a croissant and I get a baked omelette with ham and cheese. Freshly strengthened, we stroll [Weiterlesen]

Today we meet our friend Caroline for lunch at Selfridges department store, and for some shopping. Since our trip is rather short this time and we stay in London the whole time, we unfortunately can’t visit her and Peter and Jack in Aldershot. So we love that she comes to London so that we can spend some time together. We meet her in the Food [Weiterlesen]

Today we drive to Richmond Park on the outskirts of London. Clare asked Gabi if she would like to pose for some photos with her electric wheelchair. She works in the marketing department of a company that produces high-quality prostheses and wheelchairs and wants to replace some old photos with new ones. After a short introduction by her colleague Rob, Gabi is on her way. [Weiterlesen]

It’s raining this morning when we get off at the subway. We start with Florian, Daniela, Dario and Nicolas at Fortnum & Mason. In the more than 300 years old department store it is dry and warm. Florian and Daniela want to buy some tea – and so they are exactly at the right address here. Gabi also has her shopping list ready, too, with [Weiterlesen]

Today we leave the car and take the subway to the Tower of London. Here we meet Florian, Daniela, my Godson Dario and Nicolas. They are in London for the first time as a family, and Florian was here for the last time with Petr and me about 20 years ago. We are therefore all the more delighted to have been able to spend two [Weiterlesen]

After the nice long Easter weekend we are back again: England, we are coming! And this time we want to try a new track. Because our usual way to England is via Strasbourg and there we are always in a traffic jam. This is bad for the travel time and the nerves. We leave at 10:00. Our new way leads us first into western Switzerland. [Weiterlesen]