A week of discovery

Last week can be described as finding great new discoveries. We discovered Wembley and went to our first gig Death Cab for Cutie at the Hammersmith Apollo.  Last week I got the opportunity to visit college halls for my client. Those halls were interesting to say the least. They smelt of toast and damp.  On my way to the halls I came across this bookstore called Slightly Foxed. Unfortuately there was no time to drop in.

Ben came across a lucky find in the paper  on his way home on the tube, Bill Granger the Australian chef just opened a restaurant in Notting Hill. We decided that the plan for Saturday was to try the new restaurant Granger and Co for breaky. We turned up and found out we needed to come back an hour later as the tables were full. There was a mix of Aussie and Brits trying the food. Once we were finally seated we went both ordered Aussie breakfast as it was by now 1pm and we were really hungry. The breakfast brought back memories, the bacon tasted like the bacon at home. The type of bacon that dad used to cook for us on the bbbq, the mushrooms, scrambled eggs were also tasty. It was served with sourdough bread which is very rare over here. The coffee was also perfect. So after this big breakfast we thought to make the most of the lovely sunny weather and go for a walk through Hyde Park. It was nice to walk through the autumn leaves, I really like the sound of the rustling. There were lots of dogs chasing little squirrells up trees. There was also lots of geeses and ducks. After leaving Hyde Park I realised that we had walked down the street where Slightly Foxed is. While in the store I discovered a lovely publication called Lost in London, a publication described as Living simply in London. Now I haven't finished reading it but I did flick through a few pages and came across a story of places to get cozy while admiring the vibrant colours of autumn. One of theses places is described as feeling like a countryside escape along the river Thames. It was a quaint little pub, The Dove, with views of the river and Hammersmith Bridge. It was hidden away, we wouldn't have discovered it without this publication. We sat outside looking over the river, slightly cold but still enjoying the fresh air.

On Saturday night, we took Lee and Mossy out for dinner to say thank you for having us. We picked a nice restaurant along the Thames with view of Tower Bridge. We got to see the bridge go up to let a boat through. Something you don't get to see everyday. The Tower Bridge area is not an area we have really explored. It is really pretty with lovely cobble stone roads. Once the night finished we were very lucky not to miss the tube. The last tube for the night is always very interesting. There was nothing too funny on our tube just a lot of people with really big noses. I think there may have been some nose convention on.

This weekend we head to Iceland. It is going to be cold but I am prepared as I bought ear muffs last week and nice woolen gloves.