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October 5, 2003
Free Day in London
Arrived in London early afternoon Sunday and caught the express train from Heathrow into the city. After checking into the hotel near Picadilly I realized my phone wasn't working, so I went downstairs to have it activated, and lo and behold my cousin John was there waiting for me - he was in the neighborhood and decided to swing by. We headed off for a walk down to the Embankment to rendezvous with his sister Sissy, who was visiting from Sydney for the weekend. We had a couple of pints on one of the big rusty boat-pubs floating along the Thames, then contemplated a ride in the Millenium Wheel before deciding it was too long a line (sorry-- too long a queue). Instead we high-tailed it to Brick Lane and had a smashing Bangladeshi feast, randomly picking items off the menu without having the slightest idea what we were getting ourselves into (we decided to eschew the usual North Indian classics and go for the house specialties).
Actually, calling it a feast is an understatement -- the food took a long time and Sissy and her boyfriend had to leave early to catch their train to Hastings, so John and I were left with a few extra entrees and sides to contend with on our own. With a healthy dose of cucumber raita to keep the chilis manageable, we pushed forward and somehow managed to clean off all the platters. A yummy evening all around.
Posted by acarvin at October 5, 2003 2:13 PM
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