Week 6 in London

Week 6: 11-17 May 2015

Returning to a normal working week, we already looked forward to the next weekend. Early in the week while at lunch, Brendan witnessed filming of Made in Chelsea. He watched on, as they filmed at least 6 takes of Binky driving around the block and attempting to park in a vacant triple length car space.

Roslyn also secured full time employment at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, in the same role that she has been on a temporary contract for. The next day, she returned to Oxford again (not Blenheim Palace this time) for an overnight stay and conference in the morning, unfortunately the weather was too rainy for her to spend any time looking around.

Come the weekend, and we set off to the iconic London Eye. Originally built in 1999 as a symbol to celebrate the Millennium (also known as the Millennium Wheel), at the time it was the worlds tallest ferris wheel, and still remains the tallest wheel in Europe.

After our half hour revolution we hired bikes, often referred to as Boris bikes or Barclays bikes although they have recently been rebranded as Santander Cycles, and cycled through Hyde Park. Despite now having been Londoners for some time, we had no idea of just how big and how picturesque the park was. Tree lined pathways meander through the sprawling lawns with squirrels darting between branches, and hidden in the middle of the park is the stunning Serpentine lake.

We concluded the weekend with lunch with a few people we had met at last week’s Aussies in London event, at the Brick Lane markets where each weekend a former brewery hosts a wide variety of international food stalls. Certainly something to be experienced!

Highlights for the week:

- Brendan saw filming of Made in Chelsea

- Roslyn secured full time employment at the Royal College of Psychologists

- Roslyn had another event at Oxford

- London Eye

- Hired bikes and rode around Hyde Park

- Saw the Serpentine

- More shopping down Oxford Street
- Lunch at Brick Lane