London, rainy but we love the place

We arrived in London late on Wednesday afternoon an uneventful flight and checked into the Connaught around 7pm. However, before we accessed our rooms, Lisa's boss offered us his reservation at a local restaurant as he and his wife were (we think) a little tired. We happily accepted and off we went to "La Petite Maison". Dinner was wonderful, one of the best we have had in ages! The restaurant is French food but served "family style" (ie shared plates). We had the escargot and carpaccio to start followed by homemade pappardelle with veal ragu and grilled prawns. The wine was a lovely red from Les Baux De Provence (a place we have visited!). It was all excellent. It seems Lisa will be making a reservation at La Petite Maison during future sojourns in London.



After dinner it was off to the Audley Pub for some Guinness where we bumped into Brian from our last London trip! After some pints and chit chat, we agreed to meet up the next day to discuss potential business in the afternoon and perhaps dine together in the evening. We made it back to the hotel around 11pm and settled into bed. Unfortunately, the night's sleep was interupted by noise from next door a couple of times and while Christos eventually had a good night's sleep, Lisa tossed and turned from 2am till dawn. The next morning saw typical London weather (ie rain) which was a disappointment as it was gorgeous when we landed. Lisa rushed off to work while Christos enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the Connaught's dining room ....