Brown Girl in London

Guest of the week

So we have our first official overnight guest this week - Supa's little sister. I shall call her Dr.N, because that's what she is, a doctor working towards her GP something or other - I'm not 100% clear and please Dr. N, when you read this feel free to correct me.

Anyway, it's been cool - we don't have an extra bed although we're planning on getting an air mattress because more guests will soon be arriving - so for this week Dr. N has been bunking in with me. Dr. N lives in Nottingham and is in London for the week doing a course in dermatology. To save some cash, because London really is expensive, she's crashing with us and in the process we have done a bit more sight-seeing of this great city.

Monday night Dr. N and I went to Leicester Square to find her favourite Thai restaurant. After we walked around in a circle we found it - Busabi Thai. It was very good food and the atmosphere of the restaurant was lively - very much so for a Monday night. After dinner we sat in Leicester Square and waited for the Switzerland clock to do it's show - I didn't bring my camera so I can't show a pic of it yet. Suffice it to say, we didn't see anything because the last "show" was at 8:00pm and we were there at 8:15pm, didn't read the sign, and sat around for 45 minutes.

Tuesday we chilled.

Last night HD and I met Dr. N at the South Bank down near Waterloo station. This is right along the River Thames and is home to the London Eye. It was great weather and a relaxed atmosphere. Again, no camera with me, so pictures will have to wait which if fine because I'm definitely going back there. It's a nice place to hang out at after work or on a summer evening. After we went to Leicester Square again and ate at a Vietnamese restaurant recommended by one of Dr. N's friends. Good food!

Tonight is her last night so we're meeting at the National Gallery for some art. I'll tell you how it is.

posted by RC @ 7:52 AM