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| walking down kensington road, on the edge of kensington gardens |
dinner at archipelago... a moody & eclectic restaurant bordering bloomsbury & soho. the decor is "colonial indiana jones," full of knick-knacks from around the world. everything in the restaurant is for sale, although when we inquired about a candle-holder in the shape of a beetle, our server told us the owners are usually very reluctant to part with anything. |
everything is presented in scrolls, from the menu to the bill.
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| enjoying fruity cocktails & wine with the french-thai cuisine | after-dinner drinks at the metropolitan hotel, one of the "hidden" places in the city that serve after midnight. when the dj played prince, peter and i started dancing with the rest of the "euros." | stopping for fish & chips and pints of guinness & old speckled hen in covent garden, a vast outdoor area in the theater district. it's crowded during all hours, full of tourists, terraced restaurants, wine bars and food markets. | big ben | ||
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| giving our legs a rest in st. james's park on the way to buckingham palace | stone-faced guard | the best taxi drivers in the world... so courteous, so friendly, always safe. they will never rip you off like the cabbies do in italy. |
THE BEST INDIAN FOOD we've ever eaten. chor bizarre london is partial
towards kashmiri cuisine and is the only restaurant outside of the kashmir
valley that has access to the secrets of 'wazwan' - the legendary
ceremonial feast of 36 courses.
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| one of the discreet entrances to our hotel |
our hotel restaurant, pearl. love the "pearl" chandelier and the "pearl" booth dividers...
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sunday dim sum in soho | lucky us! the british museum is hosting a tribute to africa. | ||
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peter trying to find the men's room
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checking out the african masks
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we like to watch movies, even in other countries. we're the only people in the theater for the 4:30pm showing of "mysterious skin."
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walking the millennium bridge towards the tate modern, my favorite museum in london
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view from the 2nd floor balcony of the tate, looking out towards the city. the tate was recently renovated by the famous swiss architects, herzog & de meuron, who also designed the ultra cool winery dominus in yountville. |
peter, on his lunch break, in front of the tower of london
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monday night: pre-dinner drinks at vertigo, a champagne-only lounge on the 42nd floor of tower 42. peter's co-worker gave us a tip: views of the city are unrivaled elsewhere. afterwards, an upmarket dinner at gordon ramsay @ claridge's hotel... |
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