Monopoly Pub Crawl

1st pub - The George - Old Kent Rd

Busing across Tower Bridge

We tried unsuccessfully yesterday to complete the Monopoly Pub Crawl.  It involves drinking at a pub on each of the roads and train stations on the Monopoly board.  In total there are 26 stops along the way.  I think we managed 8 stops then jumped a few places around the board to finish the night in Oxford and Regent St.

The Castle - Pentonville Rd

Considering it was snowing I think we did well to be walking around from 11:00am - 10:30pm. It was freezing and not ideal weather for doing a pub crawl.  There are plans to continue the crawl where we left off from in a couple of months time when hopefully the weather will be warmer.
The streets/train stations we conquered were:

• Old Kent Rd
• Fenchurch St Station
• Whitechapel Rd
• Liverpool St Station
• The Angel Islington
• Pentonville Rd
• Kings Cross Station
• Euston Rd

At this point we jumped on the tube and traveled to Oxford Circus where we had half price cocktails.  We then headed around the corner to the Slug and Lettuce for dinner & drinks which was practically on Regent St so we also considered that this stop was done.  We also quite randomly came across Vine St but as we didn't have a drink it seems unsportsmanlike to cross it off the list.  We also walked to Piccadilly Circus to tube home so again it was another stop on the monopoly board but alas we did not have a drink here either.

Yum chocolate martini on Oxford St

Looking down Regent St

Despite the freezing conditions (temp was -1) it was an enjoyable day with lots of sight seeing thrown in.

Bel Canto

For valentines day I gave Nath a voucher for Bel Canto - its a restaurant where the waiters and waitresses are trained opera singers, and in between serving they belt out opera songs.  It was very cool.  Something completely different for us to do.  I'm not sure that I could sit through a whole opera so this was a nice baby step, I got a taste for opera without having to sit through a whole performance.  Winner.
The restaurant is French inspired and there is a branch in Paris. Even with a discount voucher the night cost us £100 so it is not something we will do very often, but nice for something a bit special.

Banqueting House

Exterior of Banqueting House

Nathan and I were tourists in our own city yesterday as we visited Banqueting House (BH). BH was completed in 1622 and is important in the history of English architecture as it is the first building to be completed in the neo-classical style which was to transform English architecture.  We spent an hour in the Banqueting Hall before continuing our touristy day.  

Inside Banqueting Hall

From Whitehall where BH is located we walked to Trafalgar Square where we went to the National Portrait Gallery so we could see the portrait of Kate Middleton.  We also saw a picture of William and Harry in millitary uniform.  Nathan would like to go back to the gallery as there were loads of portraits of previous Kings and Queens and it would be nice to spend time looking at them.  


Free Syria protest

We then had a pint at a gay bar while watching Ireland lose to Italy.  After we walked to Covent Garden to meet Anna & Boz and had drinks in the Nags Head while watching Wales beat England for the 6 nations title. We explored Soho at night and found a nice Indian restaurant for dinner.  We walked through Leicester Square on our way home to the tube. A great day of being tourists. It was so nice to be walking around central London, we must do it more often.

 



Soho at night