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Kew Gardens. Early, for us, start. Took the Tube. A few green and purple asparagus shots. Really few- almost too few to mention. Some spring onions and some varieties of garlic. Café has gone downhill. Used to have a great … Continue reading →

Saturday. The important laundry doing finished last night. Breakfast at Bobbikins. Walked over to V&A. Wanted to see the Cartier exhibit. Sold out for June so no.  Muru’s malay dinner for me.

Zubin birthday dinner. Bach The pan raison is equal to France may be better, at least to my taste  Royal Academy for afternoon tea. Birth of modernism of less interest. So, we just had tea. One of the items … Continue reading →

Wallace collection special exhibit: Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur Gambian singer: Sona Jobarteh & Philharmonia- Very special commissioned concert First, breakfast at the Wallace. One of our fav museums. Small and pieces we don’t you’re of. we had to leave … Continue reading →

Tallis tonight. Post breakfast walk Stopped for coffee at Italian place. Their version, not so much. After some shopping, nap, tea with Bobbikins- he brought homemade bread made from pizza dough and homemade orange marmalad: quite good. Then we were … Continue reading →

Monday 14th. Cooler but not cold. But first a bit from yesterday. Good reminder for us and advice for others visiting the UK. Some needed medicine was left unpacked. The process to get an emergency supply is: Back to today … Continue reading →

A remarkably good night sleep, didn’t get up until afternoon. Certainly escaped jet lag this time so far. Lovely wandering day and what was left of it before smcg phone call tonight Pizza and crudities ala bobbikins. Sunday, another late … Continue reading →

A long trip with return to Cali not until after Thanksgiving except for a couple of eeeks in July. Easy flight very little turbulence and very fast getting through immigration except it took 15 minutes to get there maybe 20 … Continue reading →

Day started off with a wonderful breakfast and a big apology and comment from the management. So what happened? Well, the service last night was terrible. The food quality was outstanding; so after dinner, I politely went over to the … Continue reading →

breakfast table – it really is excessive. Multiple multiple cuisines. Due to some miscommunication between the driver in Delhi we will not have a driver today. Works out well. Neil and I will take a taxi over to a museum … Continue reading →