What's Up, Doc(klands)?

Another trip to London, this time for

a one-day revision/exam session

You can see Canary Wharf in the (slanted) background

Love this building, reminds 

me of old computer parts

 

 More panorama-drama

Dr Crane, I presume?

Working here today

Dome from dome

That's where I'd park, too,

if I took a boat to work

I get out at London Bridge underground station

 to see how the Shard's getting on 

Zooming in, we can see 

they're still working on it

Maximum zoom

Wonder where the visitor gallery will be?

Llama-drama-ding-dong

It's a lovely evening so we take a stroll down to Jo's farm again

Always a mixture of suspicion and curiosity

Cat gets their attention 

 Nice line-up - what a pose!

Mother and daughter come to see us

Beyond cute

Beyond bonkers

Fabulous

When she was good, 

she was very, very good,

and when she was bad...

she was ZOMBIE!

wheeeeeeee!

Shish!

Last time I was in Sheffield I heard about another Turkish place, but didn't have a chance to try, so when I was despatched to Nottingham for the fabled ISO20000 Practitioner course I went to pay a visit

 The place does a mixture of Turkish and 

Arabic fare - and that's just the coffee!

 I tried the safaihs after consulting this review

Very tasty indeed

I was there quite early so it was fairly quiet 

I didn't actually pay attention to the review when

it mentioned shisha pipes, and have never 

inhaled anything stronger than air but

I'm always up for a new challenge

these days so I decided to

give one a try

Five minutes later I'm like Gandalf, trying to 

produce smoke rings. To start with it was

just odd, then became pleasant and I got

a little giggly, but was still able to finish

the crossword and wordwheel in the

paper, and then I felt vaguely

queasy so stopped there

and had another coffee

I could have bought some of these in

Istanbul - mind you I bought too

much already, I think

I go to the hotel (accidentally getting close

 to Derby rather than Nottingham) and next

morning find it's like an AA convention

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen via Henley

Time for another Movie Night

As we'd tried to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen the other day, but ended up with the fabulous Headhunters, we went to Henley to complete the quest

On arrival we had plenty of time, 

so opted for this Italian restaurant

Panorama time 

 I choose the seafood risotto,

which is excellent

We have a little stroll in Henley, get a paper

and tackle the crossword before the film starts

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is great, and

we enjoyed it immensely, and already have

our sights set on Bonsai and another

quirky film or two

Flying visit

After Telford I have a meeting in London

Sadly the meeting is cancelled 5 minutes

after I've boarded the train from 

Bazinga-stoke so I meet with a

new colleague instead 

We pop into this hotel for a coffee and

what turns out to be a rather good chat

Never one to waste an opportunity,

I snap an icon with the zoom lens

It's the London look

Been there ...

and done that :)

Then it's back on the train in time 

for a surprise lunch date - marvellous

Room with a Phew

Spring has sprung and it's time for a sort-out.

Today it's Tom's room (as he's out all day at a Robot competition)

Some serious attention is required

To start with, it's hard to know what's

 safe to touch, never mind safe to remove 

That's all safe - it's just horrible 

 The window sill is a prime candidate

Bazinga - a space is cleared, 

and long-lost tools emerge

I can see clearly, now, the floor stuff's gone 

Definitely getting there

After an intense effort, but actually
much shorter than expected,
it's 99% better

Hurrah!!