Underneath the Eye
A Trip on the London Eye and Bill's BBQ, London and Suffolk - 21st July 2006
Nosher and Isobel take a trip "Dahn Lahndahn" to try out the BA London Eye for the first time. We stay with a friend of Isobel's in a flat in a funky part of North London just up the road from Islington, near to Upper Street (which seems to be made up entirely of restaurants). It's a couple of days during what must be the hottest weekend of the year - well into the 30°s - and the city is sweltering, sultry and sticky, and remained that way all night too, whilst the underground is, well, something else. The pavement cafés and bars are packed, particularly as anything without air-conditioning is simply too hot to bear being stuck in, which influences our choice of Saturday restaurant somewhat. During Saturday we meet up with Nosher's Sis near Borough Market, and have a few beers, followed by Tapas at Tapas Brindisa before we head back to the aforementioned Upper Street. To round off, we end up chasing after a Number 43 bus, before heading back by train the day after. On Sunday, Nosher heads round to Bill's for a swift barbeque.
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A view of the mingling crowds
A packed pod
The sun sets over London
The NatWest Tower, or Tower 42
A wider view of the river Thames
Isobel peers out from inside the capsule
A pod goes over the top
Touchtype's old offices near Waterloo Station
The church next to the former Touchtype office
The adjacent capsule goes 'over the top'
The Thames and Westminster Bridge
Nosher and Isobel
The Houses of Parliament
The old County Hall
On the South Bank, Isobel says hello to a statue
Looking out over the Thames
Choosing food in Wagamama's by the Festival Hall
We meet up with Sis at the Anchor pub on Bankside
Nosher
Isobel
Isobel in Brindisa Tapas
Sis and Isobel
Nosher and Sis
Brindisa Tapas
Outside Borough Market
Pub Life: Borough Road, London Bridge
Sis and Isobel on Southwark Street
Isobel looks out of Caiomhe's flat
Back in Suffolk. Bill scoops up dead flies
A bowl of salad
Clare, Mikey-P, Andy and Carmen
The twins: Mikey-P and Andy go head-to-head
Mikey-P sets fire to the barbeque
Mikey-P: tart
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Underneath the Eye
Underneath the Eye
A view of the mingling crowds
A packed pod
The sun sets over London
The NatWest Tower, or Tower 42
A wider view of the river Thames
Isobel peers out from inside the capsule
A pod goes over the top
Touchtype's old offices near Waterloo Station
The church next to the former Touchtype office
The adjacent capsule goes 'over the top'
The Thames and Westminster Bridge
Nosher and Isobel
The Houses of Parliament
The old County Hall
On the South Bank, Isobel says hello to a statue
Looking out over the Thames
Choosing food in Wagamama's by the Festival Hall
We meet up with Sis at the Anchor pub on Bankside
Nosher
Isobel
Isobel in Brindisa Tapas
Sis and Isobel
Nosher and Sis
Brindisa Tapas
Outside Borough Market
Pub Life: Borough Road, London Bridge
Sis and Isobel on Southwark Street
Isobel looks out of Caiomhe's flat
Back in Suffolk. Bill scoops up dead flies
A bowl of salad
Clare, Mikey-P, Andy and Carmen
The twins: Mikey-P and Andy go head-to-head
Mikey-P sets fire to the barbeque
Mikey-P: tart