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Bloody ell that is a lot of beans! (on the pic you posted), looks like she got a tin to herself! You're only supposed to have a spoonful! Looks like they tried 'saving' on their breakfast as much as possible! Loaded it up with the 'cheap' stuff
There is nothing worse than a broken wrist for putting you off your beans! In all seriousness thought I'm sorry she broke her wrist.....and at such an inopportune moment too! Hope it didn't completely ruin her holiday and that it healed nicely for her in the end
Thank you.
We had planned two weeks in England (1 in London, 1 in Perton) with friends and two weeks in France.
On our first full day out after arrival in London we were touring St. Paul’s when she missed a short 3 stair flight while rushing to see Nelson’s crypt. The fall also broke her nose & badly bruised her legs, so we had to rent a wheelchair.
Spent the rest of that day in the ER.
We had to rebook our return flight home after a total of 5 days in London so she could have surgery to repair the bad break.
It took her about two weeks before she could walk unaided.
The titanium plate & screws in her wrist do make a decent barometer for weather changes though.
We just celebrated her 78th birthday last week.
We hope to resume & complete our visit next year.
I was making a hot drink from Bovril and my grand daughter asked what it was. I dipped the spoon into the bottle and then held it out to her. The look on her face I'll never forget. She does like fish and chips sausage rolls though
Thank you.
We had planned two weeks in England (1 in London, 1 in Perton) with friends and two weeks in France.
On our first full day out after arrival in London we were touring St. Paul’s when she missed a short 3 stair flight while rushing to see Nelson’s crypt. The fall also broke her nose & badly bruised her legs, so we had to rent a wheelchair.
Spent the rest of that day in the ER.
We had to rebook our return flight home after a total of 5 days in London so she could have surgery to repair the bad break.
It took her about two weeks before she could walk unaided.
The titanium plate & screws in her wrist do make a decent barometer for weather changes though.
We just celebrated her 78th birthday last week.
We hope to resume & complete our visit next year.
Goodness she really did have a bad fall! My mother had a similar fall a couple of years ago, she has plates in her arm, not related to the fall she has new knees, new hips, new hearing aids and just recently she's had a cataracts done (both eyes), I don't think there's much 'original' bits of her left! , she's 78 too.
I was making a hot drink from Bovril and my grand daughter asked what it was. I dipped the spoon into the bottle and then held it out to her. The look on her face I'll never forget. She does like fish and chips sausage rolls though
Bovril makes a fantastic stock, I use it in my shepherds pie, spag bog, chilli's etc.
Grits are a Southern thing here. Never had them before moving to Texas in 1959 - tried them once, and never since.
I had a full English breakfast at the Hampton Court Palace kitchen in 2018.
The baked beans were a surprise, as I never have cared for them.
My wife had broken her wrist just three days before this, so she wasn’t in the mood for the beans either.
In my experience, Texans don't know how to make grits. LOL Sorry you didn't like them.
We're leaving for London Monday with our 11 year old.
Hello, McDonalds. That's what she depends on when she's in the U.K.
The food in England is not the most memorable we've had.
Brynley told me last week that she wants to go back to Italy--for the spaghetti. She's in luck as we're flying down to Rome too.
London has a lot of international food, including some very good Italian restaurants and even if you just want to eat fast food there are plenty of international and US options to choose from and not just McDonalds, and the same applies to home grown fast food and grab and go options. Whilst there are also a number of actual American style restaurants, with many run by Americans in London and they include numerous options including traditional American fare and American BBQ, as well as Tex Mex etc.
London has a large China town, Brick Lane (Indian/Bangladeshi food) and areas relating to the Turkish and Greek Communities (Green Lanes and Palmer's Green), as well as a Little Beirut (Edgware Road area), there is also a significant French Community centred around the South Kensington area with plenty of French brasserie's and cafe's.
In terms of the Italian community they originally settled in the Saffron Hill area of Clerkenwell, which was London's original 'Little Italy', however they later moved to other areas in London bringing with them a lot of very good genuine Italian food and deli's, as well as Italian chains, and there is a vast Eataly on Bishopsgate in the city.
There are also numerous other ethnic enclaves from Little India, in relation to Southall or the Indian restaurants in Tooting, through to Afro-Caribbean food in Brixton or the African food in Peckham or even South American communities in areas such as the Elephant and Castle or Camden, whilst there is a significant Jewish community, which is most prevalent in parts of North London.
In terms of Japanese and Asian food it is very popular in the UK, and there are lots of options, including chains.
As for some of the stereotypes regarding British food, they are often outdated and don't represent the choice or quality of food on offer, or the many very food markets that you can explore in cities such as London.
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We're leaving for London Monday with our 11 year old.
Hello, McDonalds. That's what she depends on when she's in the U.K.
The food in England is not the most memorable we've had.
Brynley told me last week that she wants to go back to Italy--for the spaghetti. She's in luck as we're flying down to Rome too.
You can get ANY type of food that's available on the planet in London, anything from street stalls to Michelin restaurants. If you are only eating at a McDonalds then I suggest you are not looking very hard.
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You're only supposed to have a spoonful! Looks like they tried 'saving' on their breakfast as much as possible! Loaded it up with the 'cheap' stuff 
, she's 78 too.
