Been out for two lovely Sunday lunches recently - the first one to help Nicola celebrate her birthday ( a bit belatedly). We went to the Princess of Wales in Blackheath where I had a lovely roast beef and sticky toffee pudding. Could barely move at the end of it!
And then on Sunday it was off to The Modern Pantry with Chris and David etc. This one I found through the Time Out website, and convieniently it had a NZ connection so my pudding just had to be hokey pokey ice-cream. It was great!!
I could get used to this pattern of Sunday lunches :-).
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
First gig of 2010
Friday night it was off to see the fantastic Hot Chip at Brixton. Second time Divya and I have seen them and once again they were great. Their new album is really good - I particularly like the song 'Brothers' - about four brothers, and yes it does make me think of (and miss) mine every time I listen to it - my bro's rock :-).
Funny gig tho - they are a geeky, older band - but the crowd was full of uber cool young things - of course Divya and I felt right at home!
Starting to feel like I'm getting my gig mojo back - its been a while since I've really enjoyed a gig...
Funny gig tho - they are a geeky, older band - but the crowd was full of uber cool young things - of course Divya and I felt right at home!
Starting to feel like I'm getting my gig mojo back - its been a while since I've really enjoyed a gig...
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Eeeeeasy does it...
Another letter down - here are the 'E's...
E-Bow the Letter - REM
Ease Down the Road - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Ecce Home - Grant Hart
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen
Echoes - The Rapture
Either/Or - Elliott Smith
Elephant - The White Stripes
Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas
Empire - Kasabian
Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
An End Has a Start - Editors
Envy of Angels - Muttonbirds
Eveningland - Hem
Evergreen - Echo & the Bunnymen
Every Breath You Take: The Classics - The Police
Everyone - Grand Drive
Everyone is Here - Finn Brothers
Everything All The Time - Band of Horses
Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Eye to the Telescope - KT Tunstall
Eyes Open - Snow Patrol
Few old faves here I hadn't listened to for a while - White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Manic Street Preachers... Blast from the past with Grant Hart. And The Rapture! Horrendous - they are definitely coming off!
E-Bow the Letter - REM
Ease Down the Road - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Ecce Home - Grant Hart
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen
Echoes - The Rapture
Either/Or - Elliott Smith
Elephant - The White Stripes
Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas
Empire - Kasabian
Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
An End Has a Start - Editors
Envy of Angels - Muttonbirds
Eveningland - Hem
Evergreen - Echo & the Bunnymen
Every Breath You Take: The Classics - The Police
Everyone - Grand Drive
Everyone is Here - Finn Brothers
Everything All The Time - Band of Horses
Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Eye to the Telescope - KT Tunstall
Eyes Open - Snow Patrol
Few old faves here I hadn't listened to for a while - White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Manic Street Preachers... Blast from the past with Grant Hart. And The Rapture! Horrendous - they are definitely coming off!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Last morning
We had planned to explore the Jewish Quarter this morning, but time got away from us... So we had a lovely leisurely lunch instead (eating was a theme of the weekend!) and I decided I have to go back when the weather is warmer, and I'll do it then :-).
Really enjoyed Prague - great city, and am definitely keen to go back. I fancy sitting in a beer garden in the sun and enjoying some of that lovely beer...
Pics posted soon!
Really enjoyed Prague - great city, and am definitely keen to go back. I fancy sitting in a beer garden in the sun and enjoying some of that lovely beer...
Pics posted soon!
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Now that is what I call COLD
Sunday was freezing!! Fortunately it warmed up a bit later in the day, but it was absolutely bitter in the morning. We both agreed it was well in the minuses early on...
Sunday we wandered over the Charles Bridge - bit disappointing to be honest. It is undergoing renovations, but you could see hawkers where-ever there wasn't scaffolding etc, and I could imagine it is just unpleasant in the really busy season. Then it was up the Prague Castle - actually a collection of buildings rather than a castle per se. St Vitus Cathedral was very impressive - especially the stained glass windows which were fantastic. And the incredibly over-the-top silver tomb - over two tons of silver used!! But we were soooo cold we had to go for lunch and thaw out :-). So a restorative hot wine and beef goulash in a bread bowl (yum!) and we were ready to venture out again...
We walked down through Mala Strana, which in summer I imagine is a lovely green park. For us it was lovely and snowy, and just as lovely. Lots of Prague children out sledging down the hills! We checked out the Lennon wall as well. Apparently it was saved by the French ambassador a few years ago - although the Wikipedia entry doesn't mention this! We also found a fence covered in padlocks - apparently they are love padlocks. Newly married couples scratch their names/initials on a padlock, attach it to a fence and throw away the key as a sign of their commitment to each other... How sweet...
Sunday we wandered over the Charles Bridge - bit disappointing to be honest. It is undergoing renovations, but you could see hawkers where-ever there wasn't scaffolding etc, and I could imagine it is just unpleasant in the really busy season. Then it was up the Prague Castle - actually a collection of buildings rather than a castle per se. St Vitus Cathedral was very impressive - especially the stained glass windows which were fantastic. And the incredibly over-the-top silver tomb - over two tons of silver used!! But we were soooo cold we had to go for lunch and thaw out :-). So a restorative hot wine and beef goulash in a bread bowl (yum!) and we were ready to venture out again...
We walked down through Mala Strana, which in summer I imagine is a lovely green park. For us it was lovely and snowy, and just as lovely. Lots of Prague children out sledging down the hills! We checked out the Lennon wall as well. Apparently it was saved by the French ambassador a few years ago - although the Wikipedia entry doesn't mention this! We also found a fence covered in padlocks - apparently they are love padlocks. Newly married couples scratch their names/initials on a padlock, attach it to a fence and throw away the key as a sign of their commitment to each other... How sweet...
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Waitangi Day in Prague...
Saturday we spent just wandering around Prague. Started off at Wenceslas Square - which isn't a square at all, but is a big long street in the shopping district. Weather was cold and a bit snowy, but on the whole it was manageable.
We took a very laid back approach to our sightseeing - both agreeing that we were quite happy just walking around. I loved it - once we'd hit the Old Town it was just lovely. We climbed the Powder Gate for the view - which was ok. We thought we'd see the river and the Charles Bridge from it, but no such luck.
We had a late-ish lunch and lovely beer at Kolkovna, and then dinner at Stoleti, which had been recommended to us by Nicola. After also having a lovely latte during the day, we decided we were very impressed with both the town, the food and the beer!
We took a very laid back approach to our sightseeing - both agreeing that we were quite happy just walking around. I loved it - once we'd hit the Old Town it was just lovely. We climbed the Powder Gate for the view - which was ok. We thought we'd see the river and the Charles Bridge from it, but no such luck.
We had a late-ish lunch and lovely beer at Kolkovna, and then dinner at Stoleti, which had been recommended to us by Nicola. After also having a lovely latte during the day, we decided we were very impressed with both the town, the food and the beer!
Friday, February 05, 2010
Off to Prague
Friday evening I headed off to Prague with Divya for a long weekend - we'd booked it before Xmas and had got a very good deal on flights and accommodation.
I hadn't really thought too much about the weather when we booked it, but was quite nervous during the week as we kept checking the weather - and seeing forecast temperatures of -10... I wasn't sure I had the right clothes for that sort of cold!
Flight was painless (Easyjet, so its always good when there are no delays...) - and very short. Only 1.5 hours! Our hotel recommended a bar which we went out to find, but couldn't. Realised the next day we'd been on completely the wrong street. But we ended up in one over the road from our hotel for a quick drink before going to bed. My first experience in a bar where it is still ok to smoke for a very long time... I'd forgotten what it was like...
I hadn't really thought too much about the weather when we booked it, but was quite nervous during the week as we kept checking the weather - and seeing forecast temperatures of -10... I wasn't sure I had the right clothes for that sort of cold!
Flight was painless (Easyjet, so its always good when there are no delays...) - and very short. Only 1.5 hours! Our hotel recommended a bar which we went out to find, but couldn't. Realised the next day we'd been on completely the wrong street. But we ended up in one over the road from our hotel for a quick drink before going to bed. My first experience in a bar where it is still ok to smoke for a very long time... I'd forgotten what it was like...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
A cinematic start to the year
Not doing too badly so far for films... Have seen 'Up In The Air' and 'The Road'.
Up In the Air was good - bit of a George Clooney vehicle but not quite the romcom I was expecting so I enjoyed it. Not sure its good enough to be in the Best Film list for the Oscars however...
Saw The Road last week - wow. What a film. Blew me away. I haven't read the book, but absolutely thought the film was fantastic. Felt like I'd been emotionally thumped at the end of it, and would quite like to see the ending again. I think I was so over-wrought by it that I wasn't really taking it all in properly. I definitely needed my tissues for that one...
Up In the Air was good - bit of a George Clooney vehicle but not quite the romcom I was expecting so I enjoyed it. Not sure its good enough to be in the Best Film list for the Oscars however...
Saw The Road last week - wow. What a film. Blew me away. I haven't read the book, but absolutely thought the film was fantastic. Felt like I'd been emotionally thumped at the end of it, and would quite like to see the ending again. I think I was so over-wrought by it that I wasn't really taking it all in properly. I definitely needed my tissues for that one...
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