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Michelin Star Count: Today 0; Trip 11 So this morning we headed out to Lantana Cafe Fitzrovit, a little cafe a few minutes walk from the British Museum in London. Came highly recommended and it didn’t disappoint. Banana bread french toast, eggs and avocado and of course, the Bert- egg, bacon, rocket, cheese between two slices of sourdough. Definitely worth the stop. Right around the corner is a Fabrique, which we have not seen since Stockholm a few years back. Go to Lantana, have breakfast, hit Fabrique for a cardamom bun. Don’t ask, just do it. After breakfast we had a guided tour of the British museum in London. First off...what a HUGE building. This is an enormous museum. A fantastic collection of artefacts from British colonial history including a room full of stone wall carvings ... read more

Michelin star count: Today 3; trip 11 So we started our day off with a leisurely walk across the Blackfriar’s bridge to have breakfast at the Swan, a restaurant attached to the Globe theatre here in London. Well, it was a disappointment! A British breakfast it was supposed to be. A British breakfast it was. But not a good one. I certainly wouldn’t recommend the Swan. After breakfast we wandered next door to the Globe theatre (well, the third incarnation of it) for a tour and talk about every high school students favourite Bill! Interesting factoid, the globe was never in Stratford on Avon! Those same high school students would be much more enlightened as they drove down the 401 in that yellow school bus to see R&J in our very own Stratford! Turns out the ... read more

Michelin Star Count: Today 0; Trip 8 So today we left our humble abode in Bray and travelled to the Cotswolds for a quiet day of walking around. The Cotswolds are a bunch of little country towns with some of the coolest names. Stow on the Wold, Upper Slaughter, Bourton on the Water are the three we spent some time in today. Sweet little villages, leaning a bit to the touristy side but still worth the drive. Wonderful sites on the way. We had a reservation at a pub just outside of Stow that was supposed to do the best Sunday roast in the area. Sunday roast is a big thing here. Beef. Potatoes. Yorkshires. The whole 9 yards. Now the important word in that last sentence was had. Midday Saturday I got an email from ... read more

Michelin Star Count: Day 2: 4 Trip to date: 7 So after a good nights sleep (I actually slept for 8 hours - I cannot remember the last time that happened!) we got up had a light breakfast and headed down to the docks for a ride on the Thames. We spent about 2 hours riding up and down the Thames, seeing some really nice homes bordering the river and enjoying some cream scones. The British make a damn good scone! After the boat ride we disembarked at the Waterside Inn, a 3 Michelin star restaurant bordering the Thames here in Bray. This resto has had its 3 star rating for something like 20 years. 3 course tasting menu started with duck pate wrapped in pastry with pistachio nuts and foie gras. Normally not a big ... read more