What happened:
I have a feeling my months are going to get a little bit repetitive - sorry! - but such is the downside to saving money and, therefore, living a quieter life. The highlight of June was celebrating our anniversary, which nicely tied in with a trip to Ireland and some super sunny weather.
More on Ireland later, but we visited friends in Skerries - and, embarrassingly, got sunburnt in Ireland, when it was a mere 18°C - then headed to Dublin for a few days to enjoy the sights, see Franz Ferdinand and The Killers play, plus go to a whiskey tasting at
Teeling Whiskey Distillery. More on all of this soon!
When we were back in London, we had a mooch around Kingston upon Thames, and enjoyed a few drinks by the river. Is there anything nicer? I briefly freelanced in Kingston the other year, but never got to have a good mooch around, so it was nice to visit the town not to merely go to an office!
What I ate:
Oomph, a lot! We went to
Arlo's for a steak brunch (yummy steak, as always), had an anniversary dinner at
Meat Up (tasty, but we felt a little rushed... until it came to paying and then we were waiting around; mains pictured below), and used the first of our Time Out Burger Box cards by visiting
Up in my Grill at
Dinerama (delicious steak).
At lunchtime I made the most of
KERB at the Gherkin - Thursday lunchtimes FTW - and tried
Da Ja Chicken (nice spice; pictured below),
Dosa Deli (I'm a fan!),
Salt Shed (I was disappointed they'd sold out of their steak and chips, so the brisket I had was just nice enough, but didn't wow me as it wasn't what I wanted) and
Only Jerkin' (beautiful batter on their chicken). I also headed back to
Farmer J; this time round I tried their turkey meatballs which were full of flavour.
In Ireland we had lunch at
Umi Falafel (fab if you're a falafel lover), dinner at
Red Torch Ginger (great Thai food, and if you sign up to their mailing list, you get a free round of cocktails), brunch at
San Lorenzos (far too much food, as you can see from the photo below), dinner at
Bison Bar (fab ribs, but I thought the brisket was better at Pitt Bros in Dublin, based on my
experience from last time) and brunch at
Eddie Rocket's (pancakes FTW).
What I watched:
TV-wise we watched season three of
Billions, finished off
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, and started watching season two of
Westworld. Films watched:
Wilson, Moulin Rouge, Dinner for Schmucks, The Circle, Ocean's Eleven and
Ocean's Twelve. At the cinema:
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (I have no idea why they made this movie),
Ocean's Eight (good fun) and
Tag (amusing in parts).
What I read:
In June, I read a mere five books(!), three of which I rated 4*:
Our House by Louise Candlish,
The Image of You by Adele Parks, and
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer.
How was your month? x
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