This August bank holiday weekend (that's a public holiday weekend for all those non-UK readers), we hadn't made any plans to go away, which made it the first bank holiday weekend we'd stayed in London for over six months.
As a result, we packed in all sorts of activities, ranging from a ramble in Edenbridge, Kent on Saturday (missing the torrential rain and lightening in London - score!) followed by a huge pub lunch (although a three mile walk hardly justified it...), then going to see Notorious, one of every single one of Alfred Hitchcock's movies that the BFI is screening at the moment. It was a great film, with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman - I'd definitely recommend it.
Sunday was a 36km run for Adrian (yikes!) and a bbq, then the Notting Hill carnival for me. I hadn't been before so wanted to see what all the fuss was about - and yes, it's just as busy as everyone says! Luckily we knew of a private party in one of the mews which was a great escape, and lots of fun to be dancing outside in the streets with your friends. Luckily Adrian managed to recover in time to get into the carnival for some jerk chicken and a boogie.
And then Monday was dim sum in Baker Street (the cuttlefish cheong fun was my favourite) followed by calamari and squid ink pasta (the latter we'd bought in Venice and had been waiting to find fresh squid to use). I was surprised how easy it was to prepare squid - just whip out the middle, give it a clean and you're ready to go. Delicious!
All in all, London put on a great bank holiday weekend - and everybody loves four day weeks! Check out the rest of the photos.
As a result, we packed in all sorts of activities, ranging from a ramble in Edenbridge, Kent on Saturday (missing the torrential rain and lightening in London - score!) followed by a huge pub lunch (although a three mile walk hardly justified it...), then going to see Notorious, one of every single one of Alfred Hitchcock's movies that the BFI is screening at the moment. It was a great film, with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman - I'd definitely recommend it.
Sunday was a 36km run for Adrian (yikes!) and a bbq, then the Notting Hill carnival for me. I hadn't been before so wanted to see what all the fuss was about - and yes, it's just as busy as everyone says! Luckily we knew of a private party in one of the mews which was a great escape, and lots of fun to be dancing outside in the streets with your friends. Luckily Adrian managed to recover in time to get into the carnival for some jerk chicken and a boogie.
And then Monday was dim sum in Baker Street (the cuttlefish cheong fun was my favourite) followed by calamari and squid ink pasta (the latter we'd bought in Venice and had been waiting to find fresh squid to use). I was surprised how easy it was to prepare squid - just whip out the middle, give it a clean and you're ready to go. Delicious!
All in all, London put on a great bank holiday weekend - and everybody loves four day weeks! Check out the rest of the photos.
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