Quick Trip to London

Jacqui and I had a jaunt to London this week. It was ostensibly a trip to attend a wine tasting but it was also a chance for Mam & dad to get some quality time.
The wine tasting had over 750 wines with a number of winemakers representing most of the major the wine regions including unbelievably China! We made a valiant effort and worked hard at trying the wines we would most likely sell in our deli. The number was too much however and our plan to visit the Fine Wine Room at the end of the day had to be put off - our palletes were shot! No clear favourites however a Brazilian wine will become a must stock and it was also good to meet the people who make the wine. I rarely envy anybody else's life but they have a job that only takes place in sunny climes and the pace of life seems a million miles from the job of selling the stuff!

After a quick shower at the hotel we were out in the city and relaxed over a fine seafood dinner followed by a trip to the cinema - we were too tired for much more.

The next day we visited the Royal Observatory at Greenwich which we would recommend to any visitor to the city not just for the history but also the views of the city from the top of Greenwich Park. We also made a quick visit to the Tate Modern before having to dash back to Gatwick for the tin tube home. I have posted some of my pictures from the trip on my flickr pages and look forward to our next visit to the capital.