London Olympics
On July 6 2005, we found out that the 2012 Olympics was coming to London. Our joy was short lived when the next day the 7/7 bombings took place in Continue Reading →
Category: Europe
Olympics pool
I finally got around to giving Danielle her wedding present. This is not how I visualised it. I can still remember the excitement of buying it and looking forward to Continue Reading →
Swan lake and the Bolshoi ballet
This summer we had three productions of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to chose from. The English National Ballet version, an Australian version and the Bolshoi Academy’s one. I chose the third Continue Reading →
BFG
I was going to write about my trip to the theatre last night, but I have changed my mind. I will do that tomorrow. Today after a long day of Continue Reading →
Pop concerts
When Kavitha was at junior school her favourite pop group was the ‘Back street boys’. She collected every single thing she could about the band short of putting up posters Continue Reading →
Woodford
Yesterday we rounded up the evening by going to the only Michelin starred restaurant in Woodford. It is a new place and has been given rave reviews. There is normally Continue Reading →
Lake Vyrnwy and the wedding
Last year this time we were getting ready for Kavitha’s Indian wedding. The Saturday before was the English ( or rather Welsh) wedding which was held at Lake Vyrnwy. Kavitha Continue Reading →
Euro 2016 and Wimbledon
Spain went out first followed by our overpaid brilliant premier league footballers. At least Spain lost to Italy. The BBC sports reporter summed it up in black and white when Continue Reading →
My first Wimbledon visit
Wimbledon starts tomorrow. Two weeks of amazing tennis which comes around every year to mark the beginning of proper summertime as far as I am concerned. My early memories of Continue Reading →
EU and outcome
We had a torrential downpour during the early hours of Thursday morning, the voting day, and it continued in bouts throughout the rest of the day. Because of the rain Continue Reading →
