Traveling or moving to a different city is all about new experiences and inevitably will come with multiple 'firsts.' The first time you check out a local market, the first local food you eat, the first time you see a musical or play or performance.
Boris bikes and fried pickles. Those are my most recent firsts. I've been wanting to cycle for awhile as I miss the exhilaration of riding a bike and covering a lot of ground. So last Friday evening, rather than wait an extra 5-10 minutes for a bus, we decided to rent Boris bikes (the bike-sharing concept named for the mayor of London). Little did I know that my concept of "oh we're really close" was actually a 30 minute cycle ride through the streets of London on a Friday evening after midnight...who's bright idea was that? It was fantastic. I haven't been cycling in so long and loved (almost) every minute of it. Nothing like a taxi slamming on its brakes right in front of you or people wanting to high-five as you ride by. And the best part is we survived!
Meat Liquor http://www.meatliquor.com/ was where I had my first deep-fried pickles and I loved them. They don't take reservations so fortunately we went early enough to get a table without waiting (horror stories of a 90 minute queue!). Coming from Iowa, few southern style food concepts make it our way and unless I make an effort or am in the South, it's easy to pass up. So the pickles were a pleasant surprise and reminded me of the good old US of A.
Another semi first is coming up this weekend...Royal Ascot! While I've been to the Virginia Gold Cup, this weekend promises to be exciting and fun and hopefully dry!
Boris bikes and fried pickles. Those are my most recent firsts. I've been wanting to cycle for awhile as I miss the exhilaration of riding a bike and covering a lot of ground. So last Friday evening, rather than wait an extra 5-10 minutes for a bus, we decided to rent Boris bikes (the bike-sharing concept named for the mayor of London). Little did I know that my concept of "oh we're really close" was actually a 30 minute cycle ride through the streets of London on a Friday evening after midnight...who's bright idea was that? It was fantastic. I haven't been cycling in so long and loved (almost) every minute of it. Nothing like a taxi slamming on its brakes right in front of you or people wanting to high-five as you ride by. And the best part is we survived!
Meat Liquor http://www.meatliquor.com/ was where I had my first deep-fried pickles and I loved them. They don't take reservations so fortunately we went early enough to get a table without waiting (horror stories of a 90 minute queue!). Coming from Iowa, few southern style food concepts make it our way and unless I make an effort or am in the South, it's easy to pass up. So the pickles were a pleasant surprise and reminded me of the good old US of A.
Another semi first is coming up this weekend...Royal Ascot! While I've been to the Virginia Gold Cup, this weekend promises to be exciting and fun and hopefully dry!
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