Good Times in London!

London was a whirlwind of spending time with family, friends and giving Parimal a quick taste of London (with the hopeful promise to return sooner than later!). Afterall, it really just feels like coming home. After a lovely English brunch (courtesy of my aunt's amazing cooking) set us on the road for a fun day with our friends Neha & Jason (who have a lovely flat) and a great surprise, Sunil! Really, it felt like good ol'Dallas times, well with a British accent and rain. Between the rain, Sunil's obsession with the Shard (a newly built, controversial skyscraper) and fighting jet-lag, it was a rockstar night. Favorite place of the night - Gordon's wine bar, est 1889. It's a wine bar in a CAVE! One word - awesome. Leveraging the American accent, we got a table. Interesting part of the night was seeing a group out for a hen night (bachelorette party literally dressed up as hens. An evening topper was 2 of my cousins coming out :) I've engrained "hook-em horns" in one. Made me so proud!   The best part of London was seeing family which was long overdue. It was a great reunion of the Charavda clan in London. It was wonderful seeing Parimal's grandmother and eating her yummy idli... I wonder if she'd ship them over the pond.   Now... The lingering question... Did Parimal see any of London as we tasted our way through? In one trip we saw all of London from The Eye of London, took the long way in a cab ride around Big Ben and the Palace, took a walk through Hyde Park, road the tube many, many times, he had fish and chips (I had the best veggie burger on the planet... Thanks Neha!) and lastly, experienced "It's Pimm's o'clock"... Whew! What a recap!   It was great seeing everyone... Thank you for making time to see us and look forward to see everyone again!   London... Until next time... Cheers! Unfortunately, we're having issues uploading pictures... soon I hope!