London in summer

Summer is well underway here in London, and just as well considering we have stayed in town for the whole month of June! Temperatures have been at least 20 degrees for the past 6 weeks or so, with a little rain and some wind at times, but nothing to major.

It has been a busy month for us –highlights include winning tickets to see Coldplay in concert (I would have flown to another country to see them play so winning tickets was pretty cool). We also continued to tick some typically London things off the list and visited the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels and learn that the brand of gin was named after the Beefeaters and not the other way around!

It has also been a very social month with the arrival of Veronica from NZ –she proved that our studio apartment can indeed operate with the couch folded out into a bed (just as well as Mat's parents arrive here this week). We were also fortunate to have a meal and a few drinks with Brendon who was in London on business –it was good to hear some gossip and news from NZ first hand.

Last weekend we took a canal boat ride to the Camden Markets. We had been to the markets soon after we arrived in London but didn't have any money to spend and didn't go on a boat. I managed to buy some jewellery and a bag and we introduced Veronica to really bad English coffee.

Since we last updated the blog, there has been a special birthday in NZ. The Waller family celebrated with Uncle Les on his 90th birthday. Many happy returns Uncle Les and sorry that we couldn't be there on the day.

We have also just caught up with another member of the Waller family –Uncle Bruce came up to London to meet us today and we even managed to take a photo of him! Thanks so much for taking the time to make the trip Uncle Bruce (e is keeping a keen eye on our underground countdown.....see below for an update as we have done quite well this month!).

That's about all for now. We will be away for the next 2 weekends celebrating more big birthdays so watch this space.

M&S

When Kiwis go to London they.....
See Coldplay live in concert at the Brixton Academy
Have friends who are fresh of the boat stay with them
Have to send 90th birthday wishes by email rather than being there in person
Catch up with family
Miss the sea!

The best meal we've had since our last update was.....
Ribs and pulled BBQ pork rolls at Bodean's!

Underground countdown
Our total so far is 70/321 and new entries include:
Embankment
Charing Cross
Ravenscourt Park
Brixton
Clapham Common