Little James

Our son, James, and his partner, Amber, have relocated to London and it was with great excitement that Michael and I met up with them.  We spent the first day talking non-stop and walking their legs off all over London.  We caught the bus to their apartment in De Beauvoir Town and finally were able to see how they had settled into London life.  The apartment is spacious and they are within walking distance to absolutely everything that they could possibly want – shops, restaurants, pubs, transport and lovely parklands.  Best of all, they have invited us to stay with them whenever we want, which could be dangerous as London is my favourite city!

We took a lovely stroll along the canal to the Columbia Road Flower Markets and spent a couple of hours breakfasting and visiting the shops and looking at the flowers.  The roses and hydrangeas were gorgeous.  Then we did our usual market walk, taking in Brick Lane, Spitalfields and Petticoat Lane markets.  Somehow I don’t think that neither James nor Amber will want to see another market for a very long time.  They then took us out for a Sunday roast at one of their local pubs.  A great night was enjoyed by all of us, even though we overdid the wine a little.

Amber took Michael and I to a wonderful café called Lantana for breakfast.  The coffee is excellent and they also have smashed avocado on the menu.  One of the few things that I miss from Australia is access to ripe, flavoursome avocados.  Michael and I then spent the day wandering the city.  I had hoped to visit the Temple Church however it was closed and we had to content ourselves with viewing it from the outside.

We had a lovely time with Amber and James and it is great to think that they are only an hour away by plane.  Hopefully they will be able to visit us in Dublin one day soon.