25.3.11

we can go see knut whenever we like.

According to DListed, he's going to be taxidermied and housed in London's Natural History Museum.
http://www.dlisted.com/taxonomy/term/790

24.3.11

we should do a rotel tour of malta

We can take a 10 day adventure, it's like The Orient Express, minus the tracks. You get your own bunk space on the bus and get to see the sites in style.
 
 Our route, covering the whole island. Maybe we'll even find Achilles.

22.3.11

we should have dinner in the sky.

This was mentioned on Black Eiffel and could either be amazing or cheesy.
Details available on the site here.

21.3.11

we should hang out in lincoln's inn to find barristers...























Central for law offices and the courts, we can go to Lincon's Inn Fields when the weather is nice to pick up barristers reading their briefs outdoors, and then head to El Vino wine bar.

map from here.

we can go to the british library

Located in the Bloomsbury section in London, it contains almost every book written in the English language (over 18 million books).
All one needs is a reader's ticket and they can access books on all six floors.
(images from google)

we can watch great historical dramas and comic relief on bbc.


Can you imagine a major American network airing a spoof show this sophisticated, much less a show like Downton Abbey airing? We can watch programming like this, along with some truly amazing trash TV, all the time.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/downton_abbey_spoof.html

16.3.11

we can do our shopping at the borough market.





They have amazing lunch food there, including the magic that is raclette and lots of other delicious delicacies. We can also take home incredible spices from Arabica and cheeses from Neal's Dairy.

http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/

10.3.11

we should brush up on our u english

'Noblesse Oblige' captures most of the class differences (available on amazon) in British English. Although slightly dated, we should still brush up on proper terminology.

For example:
'knave' over 'jack' for playing cards
'scent' over 'perfume'
'loo' over 'toilet'
'rich' over 'wealthy'
'what' over 'pardon'
'good health' over 'cheers'

8.3.11

we should rent one of these. or all three.

Culzean Castle





























 Eastnor Castle























Ackergill Tower














we should get a big group of friends together to head up north for a long holiday full of champagne croquet, late night dinner parties and perhaps some falconry.

i need to marry this future duke.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Alexander_Nelson_Hood

we should be free during the 100 days port eliot is open.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/mar/07/gown-exhibit-dumaurier-cornwall?CMP=twt_gu

we should have brunch in brixton at the breakfast club.

All the food we serve is homemade (even the elderflower cordial!) we buy fruit and vegetables from Brixton Market and the farmers’ market and our coffee is from the lovely Federation Coffee.

http://www.whatrachelate.com/?cat=148