Bloody Brilliant!

let it shine

The weather in London has been really beautiful lately, and it brings out the best in everyone (as it should, considering the sky has been consistently grey for the last two years).  What this means, of course, is that everyone celebrates with... what else?  A pint or three. 

I love walking down the street on a Friday night after work and seeing everyone standing on the street outside a pub; it's still a strange sight to my eyes, since American laws ban you from drinking on the sidewalk.

And here is a picture of a random street fair I wandered into the other day in Trafalgar Square:

I'm tellin ya, Londoners love to be outside with a drink in their hand.  And I say when in Rome...

the best bit of London

I love Neal's Yard Dairy, and here's why:

Simply glorious.

hitting the city streets

It's Easter weekend and I am enjoying the first lazy day I've had in a while.  I have been a crappy blogger of late because I've been out and about, enjoying my new life in London.  Peter and I moved in about a month ago, and while both of us are familiar with the city (he more than me, of course), neither of us has ever lived in it before. 

I've always loved the process of discovering a new neighbourhood - the pubs, the grocery stores, the drycleaner, the drugstore, the pubs, and the pubs.  And let us not forget the pubs.  One of our favourites is The Blue Lion, just up the street, and another is The King's Arms, just around the corner, which does a mean Thai dinner. [I still don't understand why many pubs serve Thai food - what is the connection???]

Our area is a bit tricky, as it tends to shut down on the weekends (hey, New York this ain't), but we are making a go of it.  Tonight we found a great little place that is back a little alleyway off of the main drag.  It's the kind of place you can only find in an English town, because the roads are not grids but random, haphazard configurations that hide all sorts of pockets like this one. 

Tomorrow we are off to Brighton, a seaside town I have never been to but which everyone recommends.  Hope the Easter Bunny treats you well....