Rudders at Home

I used to see Big Ben every day on the train into London. It’s just a link. Very disappointing, I’m sure. For some INSANE reason, I don’t seem to have a decent picture in my gallery. You would think after almost five years I would have a solid collection of digital images of one of the most popular structures in London. But I don’t. I’m off this weekend to take some. With my new camera. At least, that’s the plan.

Anyway, enough about that.

Now, I see this:

Kinda gray at the moment, but it’s not a bad change, really.

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Paul and I finally made our way down to the Partridge the other day. We’ve had drinks in there before, but this time we actually decided to have a proper pub lunch. And it was soooo nice. The menu itself is pretty decent, but I really had my eye on trying one
of their pies. So, instead of trying anything else, we had yummy,
stodgy British pies. I had the steak and ale pie, and Paul had the
shephard’s pie. I do have to say that mine was pretty darn good.

The beer selection isn’t bad, and it’s a little older crowd in there than what’s in the Walkabout next door. We didn’t feel out of place and were able to enjoy a drink in peace. I think we’ll heading back for another sometime soon.

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It’s a quiet day today. Raining a bit, and Paul and I are sacked out on the couch watching a movie. But we haven’t been lazy all weekend!

Yes, this afternoon we’re watching Kill Bill Vol. 2. I guess I’m just keeping half an eye on it – not really my thing. So, we had a good weekend here. We had our friend Kevin over this weekend for dinner and a night out. We haven’t had any one over in ages, so it was kinda nice to have someone else around the house for a bit. I made chile for dinner and then made some ice cream, then went out in town here. Bromley’s not that bad to go out in. Best part is that we can walk everywhere. Most pubs are crawling with what seem like really young folks, but we went to a new place called the Partridge where folks seemed more our age. Rather a good night out – good to catch up with Kevin.

Our Sunday here has been pretty lazy. Just bought a paper, did some laundry and now we’re crashed on the couch watching tv. It’s all warm and cozy and it’s nice not having to go anywhere. All the cleaning’s done and we’re just relaxing letting the time pass.

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So, this weekend we went to York. Rented a car and took it up north for a bit. Got to socialize a bit, see some things and drive a car! Read on for a brief overview of the weekend.
As usual, when we got the car, we took full advantage of it, stocking up on loads of groceries. Well, we leave the car safe and sound in the parking lot, only to return to see that it had been side-swiped in the parking lot. Definitely NOT COOL. No worries though, because we weren’t charged when we returned it like we thought we would be. I guess they weren’t as upset about the red paint down the side as we were.

Anyway, with the weekend off to a good start already, we headed down the road Friday afternoon, and got into the York Marriott around 8. It was right by the racecourse and not too far out of town. We went to York mainly to celebrate our friend’s marriage, but did manage to get in a little sight-seeing. Not too much as we really just got to wander around York and gawk at the old buildings. I got some pictures this time round and they’re viewable in the gallery. York really is a nice place, it’s too bad we never seem to be able to spend much time there when we’re around.

The rest of Saturday was spent at Howard’s, which was a great time. Really good to see Howard again, and meet Alina finally. Pictures of Paul and the guys playing croquet are in the gallery as well.

We left on Sunday morning and got back home at a reasonable time. Good weekend, but way too short. Would have been nice to be able to spend some more time with folks and see a bit more of the area, but I guess we can’t have it all, can we?

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We went into London tonight to the theater and a nice dinner. We saw the Blue Man Group and then after had dinner at Sofra’s in Covent Garden. The Blue Man Group was fabulous, Sofra’s, this time round, not so good…
The Blue Man Group was fabulous. Going in you’re not sure what to expect. Only knowing them from the old Intel commercials in 2000 or so, the only thing you really know on the surface is that the show has three guys in it and they’re blue. It’s so much more than that, really. There’s paint, there’s music, there’s humor, there’s audience involvement – tons and tons of things to keep your attention. It was definitely one of the most entertaining shows that we’ve seen yet. It was so cool and a really good show.

Sofra’s was a bit disappointing this time round. Usually it’s so good, food and service-wise, but the service tonight was really bad, and I think it will be a while before we go back to it. Such a shame.

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