We arrived at Gatwick Airport at 11:00AM. By the time we got through Immigration, took a train to London, took a subway to the nearest stop from our hotel and then walked to our hotel, it was four hours later, Exhausted, we took a short nap then headed out to explore. Our hotel was ideally situated, just off the main street so it was very quiet. We were staying in Islington, a borough of London. Great location! Our first stop was at Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant where we shared a great spicy wok-fried broken rice dish. We then headed out for our first pint and ended up at The Islington Town House where we had a pint of Beavertown Gamma Ray Pale Ale. On our way back to the hotel, we couldn't resist the "meat cone" at Casa Manolo.
We choose the Iberico ham.
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| My kind of cones! |
After a good night sleep, we ventured out and had breakfast at Bill's. We decided to get a day pass for the buses and just take them throughout the city. We jumped on and off, saw Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, grabbed a pint and by late afternoon we headed back to the hotel. Later that night we went out for dinner and found an amazing Turkish restaurant, Gallipoli Cafe Bistro. We ordered mezzes with some wine. Incredible food and a great ambiance. Grilled Turkish spicy garlic sausages, housemade hummus with minced lamb and THE BEST Baba Ghannuge I have ever had. All washed down with some tasty red wine. We had an entertaining table of young English gents next to us and the windows were open letting in the street sights and sounds. London is full of diversity and personalities! Just a great night!
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| John at Gallipoli. |
The next morning we headed out to catch a train to Bakewell for our first house/pet sitting. More on that to come!
Cheers from lively London!
Barb
Enjoying the blog already! So glad you guys are there and safe. We miss you already! Have some fun for your next door neighbors. Wesley and Shawn.
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