Week 82 in London

Week 82: 24 – 30 October 2016

We arrived back in London on Tuesday, Roslyn at Heathrow and Brendan at Gatwick. Roslyn was fortunate enough to be able to head home and enjoy some time at home after more than a week away. Brendan, on the other hand arrived in Gatwick and had to then head to the bathrooms to ready himself for a half day at work (wet towelette wash included).

The flight back from New York had been several hours shorter than the flight to New York, and he therefore hadn’t gotten much sleep. Onwards and upwards, he went on the train from the airport straight to work to struggle through the second half of the day.

On Friday, Roslyn's work celebrated Halloween in the office with a fun Friday full of tricks and treats. One of the partners, The Brewery, also invited the team to attend a ghoulish dinner where each guest got to take home a confectionary severed finger.

On Saturday we headed into glamorous Chelsea for Roslyn to buy some make up and then set off towards revered Belgravia, to the recently opened Dominique Ansel Bakery. New York-based Ansel is hailed as the inventor of the cronut (half croissant, half donut) and this recent opening had people lining up outside the store for hours. By the time we got there, late in the day, they had sold out of the signature cronuts (noooooo!) but we still enjoyed a DKA pastry and cookie shot – a shot of Tahitian vanilla milk served in a shot glass shaped cookie.

Roslyn caught up with an old school friend, Jess, on Sunday. Jess had only been in the UK for a week, on a two month university placement at the University of Cambridge. Like a true local, Roslyn showed her the major sights and after Jess had headed back off towards the countryside, we met up for a late lunch in Russell Square.

Sunday also marked the end of British Summer Time (aka Daylight Saving Time), meaning the nights ahead would be darker and colder, earlier.

Highlights for the week:

- Returned from New York on Tuesday

- Halloween party and confectionary finger

- Dominique Ansel bakery

- Roslyn caught up with Jess
- Late lunch at Russell Square
- End of British Summer Time