Just before the latest lockdown we were able to have our DNB Xmas party at The Boiler House in Bick Lane (part of the old Truman brewery), social distancing wasn't too much of a problem given the size of the place for about the 50 staff that attended!

 

Siv's belated Birthday celebrations

A bit late due to Covid etc. But we finally got to go to the 60th Birthday celebration that Berni, Roger, fi and Grae had organised for Siv at Seven Hotel in Southend.A fun night out.

 

Shopping and walking trip in Romford, Barkingside and Fairlop

We took a bus to Romford for some shopping in Matalan, then jumped on a 247 to Barkingside where we went shopping at the Forest Road Farm Shop. After that we headed to the recently opened Pepperman's Deli for lunch before walking home through Fairlop home again.

 

Hornchurch v Carshalton Football Match

I went to Hornchurch today for the league game against Carshalton, until the match was abandoned after half an hour when a power cut took out the lights and a large surrounding area.

 

Week with Siw, Olav, Jens and PK Staying

We've had a busy week with Siw and family staying with us. 

On Sunday, we took them to Wanstead for the farmer's market and a dinner in Luppolo. 

During Monday, while Siv and I worked they took a trip to Greenwich to see The Cutty Sark and The Royal Observatory.

On Tuesday we had a wander around Borough Market and lunch at The Southwark Tavern before heading to the Skygarden for the views, before heading to The Windmill for dinner. After this Olav, Jens, PK and myself went to watch Hornchurch beat Haringey Borough 3-0.

Wednesday was a bit of a rest day with just some shopping at Aldi, Sainsbury's and Sports Direct before a Steak Nigh Dinner at The George in Wanstead.

On Thursday we took a train to Hackney Wick before a walk through Victoria Park (and a coffee/lunch stop at The Pavillion Cafe) and down the Hertford Union Canal, stopping for a pie dinner at The White Posts before walking through The Queen Elizabeth Park past the London Stadium back to Stratford and home.

Friday we headed up town to meet Liv and Richard for a big Chinese meal at Lido in Chinatown, after which we headed to Bar Italia for coffees and drinks.

A few photos are below, the rest are here:

SIW AND FAMILY HOLIDAY PHOTOS

 

70s party for DNB's 50th anniversary

DNB had a 70s party for their 50th anniversary of being in The City, I opted for a LATE 70s vibe whereas a lot of people went for the more obvious disco fashions (though quite a lot didn't bother at all!).

 

Lunch in town with Liv and Richard

We went into London for lunch at Lido in Chinatown which was very good. After that we headed to Soho for a coffee at Bar Italia and then a couple of drinks at The Garrick Arms before heading home.

 

Weekend in Copenhagen for Siv's 60th

We're just back from a weekend in Copenhagen to celebrate Siv's 60th. We arrived Thursday night and stayed at the Comfort Hotel Vesterbro. 

On Friday we went for a walk down to Nyhavn onto Broens Gadekøkken for lunch. Carrying on our walk we stopped for a drink at Sofie Kælderen by the canal, where we headed back to in the evening.

On Saturday we headed to the Central Station and got a train to Helsingør, to visit the Kronborg Castle, and a walk around the town. We had a very nice lunch of some open sandwiches at the Culture Yard before heading back to town (where we bumped into an anti covid restrictions march). In the evening we had a simple dinner from Uludag kebab before heading back to Sofie Kælderen for a drink.

On Sunday We went for a walk to Vestre Kirkegård cemetery to walk down its 'tree alley'. Heading back to town we decided to walk through the legendary Christiania Freetown (which was a lot more quaint than you would have thought) before stopping off for a drink in Cafe Oven Vande. After all the walking we decided to have a night in with a simple take away from Uludag kebab again.

Monday was a travelling day home after a lovely weekend away. A few photos from our weekend are below, the rest are here:

COPENHAGEN WEEKEND PHOTOS