I was out in the UK and Ireland last week for a few days for work, and had a few really quintessential experiences.
On Tuesday I had a great Indian dinner, which is, of course, pretty British.
On Wednesday I went to Ireland and had a Guiness, which was noticeably better than what we get in the states. It's apparently not pasteurized in Ireland, since it gets drunk fast enough not to need preservation, and it's on tap, all of which meant it was sweeter and slightly less bitter aftertaste than the US variety. And then I had an amazing Moroccan dinner back in the UK later that night. (We were unable to eat dinner before 9pm any night, no matter how hard we tried.)
On Thursday I was back in the UK and took off for Hogwarts. For proof check out the pic of me above at King's Cross Train Station. (Don't mess with me; I know some bad-ass spells now.) I also had a fantastic Tapas dinner that night, which underscores the international flavor of the UK.
On Friday I got up early and went for a run with a co-worker and had the most amazing run. We left the hotel, made two turns, and just jogged along a random street. We ended up passing through Trafalgar Square with the statue of Nelson, and then on past Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, and down along the Thames, then back again. Amazing. I got all my touristing done in less than 30 minutes.
Unfortunately we were late leaving Heathrow on Friday night, and so missed our connection in Vancouver, and were forced to stay the night. We were hungry (even though we'd eaten dinner twice already that long day), and went for Chinese! There were only about 20 Chinese restaurants within a 3 block area of the hotel. Food was good, too. It was a good trip for eating dinner. Lunches were another story for the most part, which is why I haven't described them here.
