Well we are FINALLY on our way to return to Valencia, Spain to reconnect with the friends we made during the year we lived there - March 2016 to March 2017.....of course with a few stops on the way. When I say finally it is because we had a trip booked and paid for to travel in October of 2017....but as anyone reading this blog knows.....we had a curve ball thrown at us then....so we are going now!
We are fortunate to be able to purchase Virgin Atlantic Upper Class round trip San Francisco - London flights and upper class it was. Have you ever received pajamas to sleep on your lie flat seat/bed?
Easy flight, then took the train to the Tube and go off at Victoria Station to walk to our AirBnB, which is located in Pimlico, England. It was a short walk to the 2 bedroom - 2 bathroom flat. We booked the 2 & 2 because Kim & Erwan decided to fly to England to spend the weekend with us.
It was fine but nothing special....however the location worked out great.
Wednesday, September 5th - Our first evening we ate at a restaurant that I found but was also recommended to us by 2 different friends. It is called Nopi - (meaning North of Piccadilly). The food, of course, is always changing, but given the diverse backgrounds of the Chef's it makes for incredibly tasty food. This link gives you a little background about the Chef's Yotam Ottolenghi & Ramael Scully
Since we were a little jet lagged we didn't eat a lot but the little we had (the style is small dishes to share) was BRILLIANT as the British saying goes.
I LOVED the Herdwick mutton shawarma, kohlrabi, pickled watermelon, yoghurt with flatbread. We also had the Courgettes, edamame, samphire, kefalotri, tarragon. Plus one more dish of crushed beetroot, goat's cheese, a'tar and hazelnuts. I'd return over and over and over again if I lived here.
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
We started off our first full day in London with a fantastic breakfast near our AirBnB. The place is called Pimlico Fresh. I had the sweet French toast with caramelized bananas....it was delicious.
Gee I'm only a dinner and breakfast into this post and the only thing I am talking about is FOOD!
Ok so off we go to see the Town of London....but first I need to call to make a reservation.....just kidding....nowadays it smells like these are used not for phone calls but for....
The Tower of London as those of us from the United States like say is AWESOME. I found it difficult to photograph this structure. If you click on link above and click on the photograph on the right you can see nice photo's.
I did however capture the inspection of and changing of their guards.
We both were in AWE of the Crown Jewels check out the 530 carat diamond or the 5+ pound gold and jewels crown.... just across from the Tower of London is the Tower Bridge . After our visit to the Tower of London we walked across the London Bridge, but their is an old London bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona if you can believe that we all remember the nursery rhyme, right?
