British Autumn

We missed Oktoberfest this year and flew back to London on 14 September. Thanks to the kind hospitality of the London Greenfields, we were settled into our attic suite in no time. This comes with one downside , a daily pre-6am wake up call by James ! Followed a while later by William. Neil is usually dispatched downstairs at this time but Gail has done the worst of shifts, after only getting to bed after 1am. You try teaching 2 six year olds how to play Chinese Checkers at 5.40am after 4 hours sleep! And making sure you win and they finish within a turn of each other so that no serious fighting ensues. We have seen some great West End theatre and taken advantage of the great lunch deals offered by top Michelin starred restaurants . After a great night out with Greg and Sarah, we made the last train home, but they had to check into a hotel! We enjoyed wondering around Londons' varied neighbourhoods like Soho and Camden and catching up with friends. The only problem is that we never seem to have enough time for everything and everyone! How did we fit anything in when we worked as well? We enjoyed overnight stays with Antoinette, Greg and Sarah, Mylene and Conrad, and Nick and Kerry. Too much wine was definitely consumed! Neil's new obsession is train journeys, so we caught a train from Cardiff to Pwheli and back the next day. The coastal journey is beautiful but there are not many reasons  to go to Pwheli. It's a Welsh-speaking holiday resort on the far North West Welsh coast and in late September was already closed up for the winter.