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Oyster – Inamo Restaurant
Oyster – Inamo Restaurant, originally uploaded by Caroline. One of the tastiest oysters I’ve ever had.
Dim Sum score card
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Morning, beautiful
Morning, beautiful, originally uploaded by Caroline. Although my hotel on Osborne Street in London gets bad reviews on travel sites, I didn’t have a problem with it at all. Yes it’s a little run down and I’m sure some people … Continue reading
Lost in Milk Wood
This Volkswagen commercial combines ‘Lost in Translation’-type images with Richard Burton’s evocative reading of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. Gorgeous. (via Vanderzande.com). I’m not that keen on motorcars in general, but I do keep telling people that driving through cities … Continue reading
England just around the corner
Guess what I had for dinner? Pork pie. With a dab of brown sauce on the side. Guess what’s in the fridge? Blackpudding and Kerrygold Irish butter. No, I didn’t fly to London or Dublin today after work. I jumped … Continue reading
A walk about town
Went on one of my regular walkabouts, from Museumplein to P.C. Hooftstraat, Spiegelkwartier, de Munt and Waterlooplein. This is a shoe shop on P.C. Hooftstraat, the small upmarket shopping area that’s usually jammed with SUVs and Russians. Still, if you … Continue reading
Bomb blasts in London
I can’t get through to my friends in London via mobile phone and I’m very worried. Much use I am here at work, I basically broke down, shaking and heart pounding, and ran to the ladies room in a panic. … Continue reading
Hyde Park on the eve of Live8 London
We’ve got an exclusive look at the Live8 stage in London over at U2log.com. Or to be more precise: my friend B. jumped a fence and hung around front- and backstage until he got busted and golf carted off the … Continue reading
And then his hairpiece flew off
Had the strangest dream involving a boat, Nick Cave, the Pope and a Tsunami. It was slightly scary, what will all the mad water, but also fun, with Karol Wojtyla’s hairdressing business on the side. I suppose it’s one of … Continue reading
