Red Mosquito

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

doug rr wrote:

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

we started the new season of somebody feed Phil and watched the Scotland episode..I've never been and want go to eat

bart wrote:

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

I’m sorry did you see Anders’ posts in the grilled cheese thread

96583UP wrote:

doug rr wrote:

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

we started the new season of somebody feed Phil and watched the Scotland episode..I've never been and want go to eat

i never either but had a family member who lived there ... need to visit too

spike wrote:

96583UP wrote:

doug rr wrote:

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

we started the new season of somebody feed Phil and watched the Scotland episode..I've never been and want go to eat

i never either but had a family member who lived there ... need to visit too

i actually grew tired of heavy venison meat pies there, can you believe it? also had delicious pigeon. and finally grew to understand maramlade for the glorious spread it is.

then of course there's the shops open late that offer a zillion things deep fried, like a state fair crammed into 400 sq ft.

doug rr wrote:

dad wrote:We ended up getting out of the Uber and walking. The driver couldn’t find a good route to the hotel because of the demonstration, and we started to get impatient. Google maps showed the walk taking the same time as the car ride.

We stopped in a pub so I could pee (turned into a relieving poop), and shared fish and chips, and a very tasty g&t that had peppercorns in it.

I have an Indian restaurant that I want to rave about, but we’ve reached our max for the day and are in bed, reading until we pass out. So I’ll save it for later. London has been a success thus far.

sounds like a good start...did you get out of the cab and walk along a cobble stone street with your luggage wheels clanging and everyone giving you the stink eye?

Carl Sandburg wrote:There is a wolf in me . . . fangs pointed for tearing gashes . . . a red tongue for raw meat . . . and the hot lapping of blood—I keep this wolf because the wilderness gave it to me and the wilderness will not let it go.

There is a fox in me . . . a silver-gray fox . . . I sniff and guess . . . I pick things out of the wind and air . . . I nose in the dark night and take sleepers and eat them and hide the feathers . . . I circle and loop and double-cross.

There is a hog in me . . . a snout and a belly . . . a machinery for eating and grunting . . . a machinery for sleeping satisfied in the sun—I got this too from the wilderness and the wilderness will not let it go.

There is a fish in me . . . I know I came from salt-blue water-gates . . . I scurried with shoals of herring . . . I blew waterspouts with porpoises . . . before land was . . . before the water went down . . . before Noah . . . before the first chapter of Genesis.

There is a baboon in me . . . clambering-clawed . . . dog-faced . . . yawping a galoot's hunger . . . hairy under the armpits . . . here are the hawk-eyed hankering men . . . here are the blonde and blue-eyed women . . . here they hide curled asleep waiting . . . ready to snarl and kill . . . ready to sing and give milk . . . waiting—I keep the baboon because the wilderness says so.

There is an eagle in me and a mockingbird . . . and the eagle flies among the Rocky Mountains of my dreams and fights among the Sierra crags of what I want . . . and the mockingbird warbles in the early forenoon before the dew is gone, warbles in the underbrush of my Chattanoogas of hope, gushes over the blue Ozark foothills of my wishes—And I got the eagle and the mockingbird from the wilderness.

O, I got a zoo, I got a menagerie, inside my ribs, under my bony head, under my red-valve heart—and I got something else: it is a man-child heart, a woman-child heart: it is a father and mother and lover: it came from God-Knows-Where: it is going to God-Knows-Where—For I am the keeper of the zoo: I say yes and no: I sing and kill and work: I am a pal of the world: I came from the wilderness.

dad wrote:

doug rr wrote:

dad wrote:We ended up getting out of the Uber and walking. The driver couldn’t find a good route to the hotel because of the demonstration, and we started to get impatient. Google maps showed the walk taking the same time as the car ride.

We stopped in a pub so I could pee (turned into a relieving poop), and shared fish and chips, and a very tasty g&t that had peppercorns in it.

I have an Indian restaurant that I want to rave about, but we’ve reached our max for the day and are in bed, reading until we pass out. So I’ll save it for later. London has been a success thus far.

sounds like a good start...did you get out of the cab and walk along a cobble stone street with your luggage wheels clanging and everyone giving you the stink eye?

No one really cared about us and our luggage. It was loud and a pain to wheel 2 miles, but I will say that everyone we’ve encountered has been very nice. Everyone.

Last night we ate at the original Dishoom (Indian restaurant) in Covent Garden, which is a short walk north of Trafalgar Square. I think it’s north of. Turns out Dishoom is a chain, but it was damn good.

It was on my radar before arriving because my brother in law and his wife raved about it. We got there around 6:30ish and the queue was out the door, halfway down the block. Someone walked the line with an iPad to get reservations from everyone, and she said it was about a 45min wait. Not bad. Right after she took our names, my wife walked inside to scope things out. About a minute later she called me and told me to come inside and we could sit at the bar and they’d come seat us when ready. It was nice because it was slightly windy and cool out. No waiting outside and drinks? Hell yeah.

The place was packed when I walked in. It was dimly lit, and the decor featured framed photos of Bollywood stars. For drinks, I had something that was a take on a gin fizz, while hers was akin to a margarita. Even the house beer was good. We sat at the bar for the exact length of time we’d been given before someone led us to our table downstairs. Forgot to mention it’s two floors.

There was complimentary papadam with a few sauces and some chutney. We ordered the house chaat (so good), prawn koliwada, which reminded a little of tandoori chicken, and chili broccoli salad (very light, but good), things to nibble on/take leftovers.

My wife got a chicken curry dish - can’t recall which, and I got the black dal - so f’in good. Oh, we also got garlic naan. Food and drinks came to 140, which is a steal. There was just as long of a queue when we left.

We boxed up the leftovers and walked around for a bit, stopping at a Whole Foods to pick up snacks for whenever. Got back to the hotel around 10, FaceTimed our kids, and passed out while reading.

Our plan was to wake up at 7am Sunday to get a head start on the days events - Buckingham palace to watch the changing of the guard, borough market, and Tower of London. We slept until 9:30…whoops. More on that later.

Getting ready to head to the venue to see The Smile.

wease wrote:Glad you’re having a good time, dad!

dad wrote:

wease wrote:Glad you’re having a good time, dad!

thanks, wease!

London has been great.

96583UP wrote:

bart wrote:

96583UP wrote:food in america is so bad

i need to get rich on bitcoin and move somewhere else

I’m sorry did you see Anders’ posts in the grilled cheese thread

great, now i want to entertain & chill yer dadas

dad wrote:It’s the last night in London.

We’re going to miss it.

Here’s all we did today…

Coffee at Monmouth - easily the best coffee I’ve had here. I don’t know/think coffee culture is big here, but this place is great.
Breakfast at Wolseley
Walked to apple studios
Then went to abbey road - too many people trying to get photos of themselves walking the crosswalk…anxiety central for me.
Then to Tate modern
Dinner at Jacuzzi - got a pizza with caviar on it, some scallops, and tartufo - so good, but I might be truffled out.
Bought tix last minute to see les miserables.
Drinks at a pub down the street from the theater after.

Alex wrote:

dad wrote:It’s the last night in London.

We’re going to miss it.

Here’s all we did today…

Coffee at Monmouth - easily the best coffee I’ve had here. I don’t know/think coffee culture is big here, but this place is great.
Breakfast at Wolseley
Walked to apple studios
Then went to abbey road - too many people trying to get photos of themselves walking the crosswalk…anxiety central for me.
Then to Tate modern
Dinner at Jacuzzi - got a pizza with caviar on it, some scallops, and tartufo - so good, but I might be truffled out.
Bought tix last minute to see les miserables.
Drinks at a pub down the street from the theater after.

Grime poppin out there still bruv?

dad wrote:It’s the last night in London.

We’re going to miss it.

Here’s all we did today…

Coffee at Monmouth - easily the best coffee I’ve had here. I don’t know/think coffee culture is big here, but this place is great.
Breakfast at Wolseley
Walked to apple studios
Then went to abbey road - too many people trying to get photos of themselves walking the crosswalk…anxiety central for me.
Then to Tate modern
Dinner at Jacuzzi - got a pizza with caviar on it, some scallops, and tartufo - so good, but I might be truffled out.
Bought tix last minute to see les miserables.
Drinks at a pub down the street from the theater after.

doug rr wrote:

dad wrote:It’s the last night in London.

We’re going to miss it.

Here’s all we did today…

Coffee at Monmouth - easily the best coffee I’ve had here. I don’t know/think coffee culture is big here, but this place is great.
Breakfast at Wolseley
Walked to apple studios
Then went to abbey road - too many people trying to get photos of themselves walking the crosswalk…anxiety central for me.
Then to Tate modern
Dinner at Jacuzzi - got a pizza with caviar on it, some scallops, and tartufo - so good, but I might be truffled out.
Bought tix last minute to see les miserables.
Drinks at a pub down the street from the theater after.

sounds like a great time..did you happen to talk to any locals about Kate's photos?

dad wrote:It’s the last night in London.

We’re going to miss it.

Here’s all we did today…

Coffee at Monmouth - easily the best coffee I’ve had here. I don’t know/think coffee culture is big here, but this place is great.
Breakfast at Wolseley
Walked to apple studios
Then went to abbey road - too many people trying to get photos of themselves walking the crosswalk…anxiety central for me.
Then to Tate modern
Dinner at Jacuzzi - got a pizza with caviar on it, some scallops, and tartufo - so good, but I might be truffled out.
Bought tix last minute to see les miserables.
Drinks at a pub down the street from the theater after.