Some have written to see what we were up to for the 4th…I invited my classmates for a picnic on Primrose Hill to celebrate the holiday. We all brought something (American Potluck Style) and we had all the usual suspects: Hot dogs, potato salad (LOTS of it), coleslaw, watermelon, apple pie, fruit, chips, etc. And we also had falafel, hummus and tons of pitas (thanks to my friend Shaun). Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and it was overcast, grey and cold, but we carried on despite the light showers.
Then, when the meal was done, we moved on to the Washington (a pub in downtown Belsize) to carry-on our fesitivities indoors. In total, around 25 attended…while a majority were from the US, we also celebrated with a Spaniard, a Frenchman, a Portugese, a Russian, a few British, a Mexican, someone from the Netherlands, an Italian, an Indian and others. Appropriately, this was the most “globally-inclusive” American Independence Day we’ve celebrated.Today, G and I went out to see the Tour de France time trials downtown. Very cool…very fast. Though their helmets become more wedge-shapped with every passing year…
And after the time trials, we ventured to Primrose Hill to bask in the sunshine (thank goodness we’ve seen the sun at last) and to Camden Town for tapas at Jamon Jamon, a sushi dinner at Bento Cafe (the best sushi place we’ve found so far…yum!) and dessert at Marine Ices (homemade ice cream). Then, we walked back up the hill to our flat…hopefully we burned off some of the calories 🙂
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