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I’m Home … and The Great Toilet Paper Debate
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We arrived home from the UK late on Sunday 18th. I’ve found the jet lag both going over and coming back particularly bad this trip, probably because both flights coincided…
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London Day 8: Churchill War Rooms
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Monday 28th April This morning we woke up, had breakfast then packed and checked out of the hotel. We left our bags at the hotel and walked to the Churchill…
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London Day 7: The Marathon
Sunday 27th April This was the big day, the reason we were in the UK—the London Marathon. G is trying to do the Abbot’s Big 6 (or 7 now) and…
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London Day 6: Hampstead Heath Parkrun and The British Museum
Edited to add: I’m finishing this post up at Heathrow, waiting for our plane back to Melbourne via Hong Kong. We’ve had the most wonderful trip and the recaps will…
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London Day 5: East End Food Tour
Friday April 25th April This morning I went with G to Fortitude Bakery to pick up pastries and coffee (for G, not me. I am still off coffee). I had…
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London Day 4: Marathon Expo, Tate Modern and pottering around in Soho
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Thursday 24th April We started our day back at the Victoria Coffee Shop for breakfast before heading out to the London Marathon Expo so G could pick up his bib.…
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London Day 3: Changing of the Guard and Westminster Abbey
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Wednesday 23rd April I started today with a breakfast pot at Ottenlengi Marylebone, which was granola, yoghurt and fruit compote, and a hot chocolate. Then I caught the tube to…
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CWBC April 2025: Wrapup
Cool Bloggers Walking Club is Elisabeth’s six monthly challenge to get out walking. I include walking and running in the mix. My first half of the challenge is here, and…
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London Day 2: Greenwich and Soho Foodtour
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I started my day at Dishroom with bacon naan, mango lassi and bottomless chai. It was all yummy. The naan is made fresh, and deliciously flaky. Then I headed off…
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London Day 1: The Tower and St Paul’s
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We arrived on Sunday afternoon, settled into our hotel in Bloomsbury, then walked 10 minutes to the Holborn Dining Room for dinner. We both had chicken pie. Monday morning was…
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