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Learned a lesson today - never book a holiday around a restaurant. Had planned to spend the first two nights of my honeymoon in a place called Bray, specifically so I can go to one of the three-star Michelin restaurants there. Hotel already booked. And I ring up first thing this morning, the earliest possible date that I could make the reservation for, and they tell me they're fucking closed for a private party! Grrrr. Time to do some replanning.

do tell please where are you going

do tell please where are you going

Original plan was to go to The Waterside Inn on night one, then The Hind's Head (sister pub to the famous Fat Duck restaurant) on night two, and then we'd leave Bray behind to head to London for the next five days, where we'd eat at fellow three-star restaurants Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.

Now, if the Waterside can fit us in, the revised plan would likely see us starting in London at Gordon Ramsay, heading to Bray for two days half way through the week to tick those boxes off, and return for Alain Ducasse on the Friday.

We love eating out so food is dominating the week, but we're planning to see Les Miserables as well and take in a few museums while we're down there. Was booked into the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel, but think we're going to have to cancel that now in light of the rearrangement, because the huge discount we'd got on the original days won't stretch to the weekend if we go early. Still, should be able to find a suitably nice replacement.

do tell please where are you going

Original plan was to go to The Waterside Inn on night one, then The Hind's Head (sister pub to the famous Fat Duck restaurant) on night two, and then we'd leave Bray behind to head to London for the next five days, where we'd eat at fellow three-star restaurants Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.

Now, if the Waterside can fit us in, the revised plan would likely see us starting in London at Gordon Ramsay, heading to Bray for two days half way through the week to tick those boxes off, and return for Alain Ducasse on the Friday.

We love eating out so food is dominating the week, but we're planning to see Les Miserables as well and take in a few museums while we're down there. Was booked into the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel, but think we're going to have to cancel that now in light of the rearrangement, because the huge discount we'd got on the original days won't stretch to the weekend if we go early. Still, should be able to find a suitably nice replacement.

sounds like heaven. my sis and her hubby along with another couple hit new orleans and they ate at great places every meal. she said when she got home it was hard for her to go back to normal everyday food. you would love maui we have some killer places with melt in your mouth food. your honeymoon sounds like a great luxury and fun.

It's our nine year anniversary Sunday...crazy.

Well, happy 9 yr anniversary, then!

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Hi Lynn... waves

I just got off the phone after having an hour long conversation with my mom's 87 year-old boyfriend after discussing international politics, and the politics of health care. What a cool guy.

I just got off the phone after having an hour long conversation with my mom's 87 year-old boyfriend after discussing international politics, and the politics of health care. What a cool guy.

That's cool on so many levels.

do tell please where are you going

Original plan was to go to The Waterside Inn on night one, then The Hind's Head (sister pub to the famous Fat Duck restaurant) on night two, and then we'd leave Bray behind to head to London for the next five days, where we'd eat at fellow three-star restaurants Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.

Now, if the Waterside can fit us in, the revised plan would likely see us starting in London at Gordon Ramsay, heading to Bray for two days half way through the week to tick those boxes off, and return for Alain Ducasse on the Friday.

We love eating out so food is dominating the week, but we're planning to see Les Miserables as well and take in a few museums while we're down there. Was booked into the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel, but think we're going to have to cancel that now in light of the rearrangement, because the huge discount we'd got on the original days won't stretch to the weekend if we go early. Still, should be able to find a suitably nice replacement.

sounds like heaven. my sis and her hubby along with another couple hit new orleans and they ate at great places every meal. she said when she got home it was hard for her to go back to normal everyday food. you would love maui we have some killer places with melt in your mouth food. your honeymoon sounds like a great luxury and fun.

The plan's always been to live like kings for a week, rather than spend a third of the budget on flights abroad and just have an OK time. Just hoping it doesn't turn us in to total food snobs who can only eat the best!

Would love to see a different side to the US. Have done New York and Washington, but somewhere like Maui or the deep south - places which seem to have a more distinct personality - would be cool.

Congrats Jesus.

Would love to see a different side to the US. Have done New York and Washington, but somewhere like Maui or the deep south - places which seem to have a more distinct personality - would be cool.

You mean you want to go places with FRIENDLY people?

Hawaii is a trip. Tons of Japanese tourists at Pearl Harbor...always seemed weird to me. But it's all fuckin' gorgeous.

I'd love to see Hawaii one day.

Abaddon you would love a gastronomic trip to Cape Town. I think they have some of the best food in the world there, and paired with wonderful wine.

So my son and I are stopped at a red light this morning. The car in front of us has a huge sticker "Honk if you love Jesus", my son asks why people have those, I answer I have no idea, then he asks what will happen if we honk. I answer, no idea. So, you know, we now have to honk, and the lovely Christian driver flips us the bird. So next time you see one of those stickers, you know what happens. True story.