Bill woke up early and went down for brekkies, I opted to sleep a bit longer. After washing up and getting dressed, we went for a stroll along the streets of Bloomsbury neighborhood, where our hotel is located. We are quite literally, 1 block from the British Museum. We headed passed the museum and into a courtyard bookshop. Within the shop was a coffee house, so we stopped for a cup of joe and a croissant. While we sat there, Bill said he was suddenly overwhelmed with fatigue. We decided to head back to the hotel and Bill would nap and I would explore Covent Gardens.
There was a string quartet playing on the lower shop level. An energetic group playing an eclectic mix of standards and jazzy renditions of the American Songbook.
I wandered around a bit more, finding a cheese shop and trying about 4 different cheese, 2 cows milk, and 2 goats milk. I settled on 1/2 of an Innes Brick, which was one of the goat milk choices. I wandered back to the hotel and woke up Bill and decided on snoozing as well. We both slept until about 5 pm.
We had dinner at Malabar Junction, an Indian restaurant just down the block from the hotel. It was quite early, about 6, and the place was empty. By 7 or 7:30 it was hopping! I ordered the Rogan Josh and Bill had the Masala fish curry. The lamb dish was good, the lamb was tender, but I do like my own version better. Bill’s curry was tasty, but for me, the mixture of coconut milk and fish was a no go!
What do you think happened next? We went back to the hotel and slept
Sounds like a real vacay, don’t you think. How is it possible that 2 retired people need this much sleep?
There was a string quartet playing on the lower shop level. An energetic group playing an eclectic mix of standards and jazzy renditions of the American Songbook.
I wandered around a bit more, finding a cheese shop and trying about 4 different cheese, 2 cows milk, and 2 goats milk. I settled on 1/2 of an Innes Brick, which was one of the goat milk choices. I wandered back to the hotel and woke up Bill and decided on snoozing as well. We both slept until about 5 pm.
We had dinner at Malabar Junction, an Indian restaurant just down the block from the hotel. It was quite early, about 6, and the place was empty. By 7 or 7:30 it was hopping! I ordered the Rogan Josh and Bill had the Masala fish curry. The lamb dish was good, the lamb was tender, but I do like my own version better. Bill’s curry was tasty, but for me, the mixture of coconut milk and fish was a no go!
What do you think happened next? We went back to the hotel and slept
Sounds like a real vacay, don’t you think. How is it possible that 2 retired people need this much sleep?
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