So this is where we get to stay, Cliveden House. And look at the rates… Rates Classic Double Room – From £295.00 Deluxe Double Room – From £395.00 Suite – From £480.00 Deluxe Suite – From £595.00 Spring Cottage -From £1,375.00 ‘Guests have included every British monarch since George I as well as Charlie Chaplin, […]
Cooking, Competition, Winning and Michael
Today has been a good day. This morning I got an email from Jennifer at Dar Roumana saying that she would be happy to give us a cooking lesson on the full day of our stay. She mentioned she was just about to go out with some young Brits on a cooking day and was […]
The other day in the Times…
During conversation I’ll often pipe up saying “The other day in the Times…” and then spout some fact I’ve picked up during my morning read. I was reading the Travel section on the way home from work today and took interest in the ‘Wintersun for a song‘ article. I was surprised and happy to read […]
Arriving / Departing
Keryn gets in to Auckland airport in about 7 minutes according to the arrival guide on Singapore Airlines website. She’ll be in New Zealand until next weekend, flying out again to arrive back in London on the afternoon of the 3rd December. I meanwhile have enjoyed watching the All Blacks confirm their status as the […]
Not good news
Keryn’s maternal Grandmother passed away last night. It looks likely that Keryn will be heading to NZ in the next day or so to spend time with her family.
He directs movies
After work today I headed down to the Forbidden Planet store to have a nose around and also to check out the queue for the evenings signing session by Guillermo del Toro. Guillermo has directed a number of movies I have liked (Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy) and was in London promoting his new movie Pan’s […]
Briefly
The guestbook is now active, check it out using the link above (which now works!). That is all, I must now go watch Planet Earth.
Guy Fawkes
It’s November 4th and that apparently means it’s time for fireworks. I always thought that the 5th was Guy Fawkes, I guess the fact that the 5th is a Sunday makes it unpalatable to the working masses so the sky lights up a day early. I worked today and afterwards made my way to Camden […]