So the plan was to hit the Tower of London and Covent Garden where Isabelle could see how a city should manage its public plazas.  Okay, I didn’t know people could spend that much time on their backs with their eyes closed without needing to call the coroner.  So with the late start and being a weekend, we headed straight to Covent.

Our first stop was La Roche for lunch.  Konnie and I had lunch there several times in September with the manager Sarah from Iran being our server also.  Sarah recognized us right away and even remembered how long we had stayed in London in September.  Another great lunch there with Isabelle diving into an authentic looking Middle Eastern version of British fish and chips.

Isabelle ended up diving into the shops and activities at Covent Garden so that consumed the entire afternoon.  Under the helpful eye of Konnie, she successfully stimulated the British economy.  We strolled from there to a muffin and coffee shop on King Street called Muffinski’s where even the non-fat muffins were great.

From there we strolled to Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and then on the Underground back to our flat.  Then to dinner at Patara with Gail Hammond, our friend from the Maya Research Program (sorry Jacquie (Gail’s fun loving friend who is now in Oxford with a real job)) and Gail’s friend Robin.  I didn’t receive what I ordered but perhaps I should stop trying to pronounce Thai names??  But it was outstanding anyway.  In seven meals there everything has been excellent.

A lovely evening for sure.

The girls are getting a wake up call tomorrow…!