2025 London Trip

•Pikkomon (explaining line of guys at best buy)

•“There’s no way out of here, only a lot of hallways”  -Young guy on cellphone at LAX 

• do we need to continue this conversation about bathroom lights?  Iiiii don’t want to 

• bok choi?? All day son

• Monday Night Canope Zone -Medical Fellows BS'ing shop talk about IPO,patents, and how cell level cancer works on energy transfer or something that can cause cancer by inhibiting it. 

Tuesday:

Young Punk rock guy with skateboard, clothing, face tattoo, and blasting portable speaker walking through Camden Yard, and young guy says to his GF, "what is wrong with that guy."

"I am very looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, exclamation point" "a bit odd, dot dot dot" - guy in canapa lounge Tuesday night voice to texting, instead of just texting

Is that Baxter? - two millennial teens on the tube looking out the window at a guy at a stop as the train went by.

Friday (London) 

Saturday (London)

Walked Hyde Park

Then to went through Harrods, had protein water and little snack

Anniversary Lunch at Elystan Street. 3 course meal with wine pairing. 1 Michelin star with veteran chef

Went to Victoria and Alberts Museum, Raphael's Cartoons and Casts with other history saved

Sunday (London)

Had a pint and sticky chicken things 

Walked through Marylebone shops

Sunday Roast at Royal Oak

Watched Niner and Eagle Chiefs Game with Surfshark IP spoofing

Monday (Oxford)

Walk to Paddington Train Station

Ride train to Oxford

Walk down broad street

Popped into Trinity College that opened in 1500's

Toured Divinity School and Trinity Book Exhibit

Tower of the Five Orders and Radcliff Camera

Walked though the Covered Market and City Center

Had beers and Neapolitan pizza at the white rabbit

Christie went shopping and John went to the Ashmolean museum for Egyptian history and other history

Took train back with college kids 

Had canopies with these medical engineer BS'ing shop talk nearby about IPO, patents, and how cell level cancer works on energy transfer or something that can cause cancer by inhibiting it. They were from Arlington Virginia, mention 4 HR commute to DARPA "hahaha" which should be like a 15 min commute. Elizabeth Holmes mentioned on IPO fraud.

Tuesday (London)

Watched Chargers vs Raiders on bootleg YouTube live as IP spoofing did not work on ESPN

Slepted in and had breakfast 

Walked through Marylebone 

Queens Garden and relaxed park bench in Regents Park 

Walked the Camden Yard area

London Pride Pints at Hawley's

Bartered for some Stussy knock off gear

Ate Roti Roll and Some Noodles

Walked back through Camden, Regents Park, and Marylebone

Wednesday (London)

Day of rest for feet and legs lounged in room

Marylebone had happy hour drinks and then  had Italian dinner, Levar Burton (Reading Rainbow & Star Trek) ate behind us at the dinner table. 

Some politician was awaiting escort for Trump type meeting from the Hyatt on our return from dinner. Spoke to 24 yr old Trump employee

Thursday (Whitstable Attempted, London)

Walked Oxford St to Oxford Station to Victoria Train Station

Delay at Victoria Train station for our train as a person was hit by a train upstream. Got refund on tickets, overpaid by $40 pds

Walked to Buckingham Palace, Canada Memorial, St James Park to Big Ben and Downing street. Then walked through Trafigiler Square (Tons of tourists)

Roof top lunch and dinner snacks at Kitty Hawk and The 8 at the Londoner. Walked back Regent and Oxford Street in rush hour.

Friday (London)

Leadenhall Market

St Dunstan in the East Church

Tower Of London

Tower Bridge 

The Vault 1894

Saturday (Whitstable)

Train to Whitstable

Whitstable shopping

Ate some bomb Mussels 

Whitstable beach and beers

Train back to London

Sunday (London)

Alarm went off at Hotel for a short bit

Relax in room

Walked to Sunday Roast at the Larric

John dealing with a cold, not 100 percent energy

Evening Football, game winning field goals by Chargers and 49ers

Monday (London)

Westfield London Shopping, 250 stores

Beers and Snacks at the Westfield 

Thai Dinner around the corner from the Hyatt

Tuesday (Notting Hill)

Walked through Hyde Park, Meadows and Italian Garden sections

Walked through Notting Hill neighborhoods

Had lunch on corner at Apertive

Stopped by Asics store

Wednesday (London)

St. Paul's Cathedral 

Millinium Bridge 

Tate Modern 

The Barrowboy and Banker

OMA for late lunch 1 Michelin Star 

Superdry store for shopping, purchased a nice jacket.

Thursday (Travel Day)

Took cab and chilled on No. 1 Lounge