Today we’re enjoying the taste of South Africa at Park Tavern. This just happens to be one of my local pubs only a short meander from home. I’ve frequented it a bit over the years as it’s taken on various different guises and I had noticed another transformation towards the end of 2019. Since then it’s […]
Today we’re heading for temper in Covent Garden. Choosing a restaurant these days is totally based on the ranking of the terrace. My ranking, that is. How big is it? Does it have cover in case of rain? Are there heaters? Is it sheltered from wind? Ideally the answers I want are: very big, yes, […]
So we’ve finally embarked on the road out of Lockdown. It’s been a long time coming since Christmas was cancelled on December 20th. On April 12 (so that’s nearly four months of not being able to do anything except go to the supermarket or go for a walk) non-essential shops and restaurants opened up. But […]
So today we’ve entered into official Nationwide Lockdown 3. Though we’ve been at Tier 4 for over two weeks anyway which isn’t that much different. Covid news is dire, especially in London and now we have to stay at home for seven weeks. I’m guessing this is probably a minimum time period. It seems like […]
As Christmas draws closer, it seems London’s heading back into what is basically another Lockdown next week. We currently have the highest number of Covid cases in the country – it’s rising fast in school children aged 11-18. Can’t say I’m surprised, I’ve seen them around our local schools and it was inevitable. I’m expecting […]
So we’re nearly halfway through Lockdown 2 in London. It seems very different this time around. It’s autumn so the days are much shorter (and colder and rainier) and the rules aren’t as strict as summertime Lockdown 1. This seems to mean a lot of people aren’t even adhering to these rules, it’s almost like […]