Finally Ate at St. John Restaurant

I was lucky enough to finally get to eat at St. John on September 21 with a group of co-workers. I had a couple of opportunities previously and had to cancel for one reason or another. We did not get the suckling pig this time around so that gives me a reason to go back. This is close to the most "British" food I have eaten while living in London and for the most part it was very good. Others seem to think so also because it held on to its Michelin star again for 2011. My whole life my parents have been encouraging me to try new things and I guess that I fought that for so long that now I view it as a major accomplishment when I actually do expand my culinary horizons. I tried marrow for the first time and was delighted I took the dive. So much so that I went back for a second scoop of the succulent goo.

This is not my picture but gives you a good sense of the atmosphere:


Picture source: http://foodsnobblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/st-john-london-the-second-return/

First Time Lawn Bowling

Lindsey, Kati Bohler, and I finally made it out for an afternoon of lawn bowling. Sorry to say that Mike Goodspeed was not feeling well enough to make it a foursome. If it wasn't for my hot start, the girls would have come away with a victory. Luckily, our time was up and they couldn't demand a rematch.

Night Photo Making Class!

Yuhong Liu, John Vlahos, and I had a great time walking along the River Thames August 3 2011. I think we all got some great photos which is much easier to do when there are such great lit up locations to shoot. Enjoy the set of my favorite pics from that night....

Random photos from July 2011

Chloe in Hyde Park

Boots in Park

Tate Escalator

Ceiling of Pizza East London

Best Seat in the City

Lawn Ouside of Tate Modern

Random Girl in Portobello Market

PK traveled by train to Florence.

I headed to Florence for the last weekend of my Italian trip to meet up with my co-workers. The resort Villa Cora was so great and the fact that we had it all to ourselves made it so I never left the compound. That only means I will get to take Lindsey back and actually enjoy the city a little bit next time.

Sorrento and Amalfi Coast

Lindsey had never been to the Amalfi Coast region of Italy. It is one area that is definitely nice enough to break my personal rule of never visit the same place twice. We were stationed in two different areas. The first was Sorrento and the second was the Island of Ischia. We also stopped in Positano and Capri on day trips. I won't be able to do the trip justice through words so here are some of the pictures for you to enjoy.

View from our hotel with Vesuvius in the background


Beautiful Cliffs of Positano


Scootering Around Capri


Resort on the Island of Ischia


Greatest Restaurant of the trip - La Vigna di Alberto. This was an amazing experience and a must do if you get to Ischia. They opened an hour early for just us so we got to watch them make everything from scratch. The wine was also from the restaurant grounds and brought to us in a pitcher. A++.

Photography Class Weekend

During the first weekend of July 2011 I took part in a great two day photo class. This was a lovely gift from my wonderful wife. Since then I have also taken a night class (pics to come) and have again started carrying my camera with me everywhere I go. I look forward to getting better and another season of traveling with my camera. One of these trips I will get up early enough to shoot the sunrise. Enjoy a couple examples of different aperture settings.

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