Apr. 21st, 2006

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We were in London last weekend and went to a Korean restaurant. I haven't noticed Korean restaurants in London before; I don't know whether they're a new arrival or whether I'm more inclined to notice them now that I've actually been to Korea. I suspect it's just me. Still, anyone fancying a good meal could try visiting Asadal, which is literally next to Holborn tube station.

I like Korean barbecues. After a small soup course and a starter, a waiter cooked our meat using a burner built into the table. Then we dipped a piece of meat in one sauce, popped it in a lettuce leaf with another sauce, some rice and pickled vegetables, wrapped the leaf around everything and ate it with our fingers. It was wonderfully messy and very tasty.

The staff were very friendly. Our waiter chatted to us about this and that. He was "chuffed" that he'd recently gained British residency, having lived in Newcastle, Manchester and now London for 10 years.

Along with the main dish, Koreans usually eat some variety of spiced pickled vegetables called "Kimchi". We were served two: one of chinese cabbage, which is a Korean favourite, and a courgette one, which I preferred because it was sweet as well as spicy. Our meal finished with a sweet drink spiced with cinnamon, which was good. And we drank Korean beer, which tastes pretty much the same as any other lager.

The seating was western, i.e. sitting up at a table. In Korea, most restaurants have low tables and you sit on cushions. My knees prefer the western approach!

The Smoke

Apr. 21st, 2006 08:38 pm
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It's surprising how quickly you can get used to a good thing. We just spent a weekend in London, where smoking in restaurants is still legal. We were momentarily taken aback when we went into a rather nice Italian restaurant on the first evening and were asked "smoking or non-smoking?". It's only been a month since the new law came into force in Scotland and we're already taking it for granted.

London is still dirty, smelly and rather tatty. It also still offers far more entertainment and culture than anywhere else in the country. Di was a bit ill so we didn't do as much as we might have, but we still visited a jazz club, saw a movie, wandered round the National Gallery and went on a boat trip. It was a very relaxing weekend.
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I took Michael to the London Science Museum last week. He wasn't too keen - I think he's been spoilt by the Glasgow Science Museum, which has more hands-on things (and was less crowded when we went). Still, there were occasional things he liked, such as a game where you play energy minister of an imaginary country, deciding which power stations to build.

We also enjoyed the IMAX cinema, where we saw a 3D Africa Safari film. I was surprised that the 3D effect worked for me. I have a squint, which means that I tend to use one eye at a time. The 3D picture books you can by are literally impossible for me to do. But with the polarised glasses, I was able to see the 3D effects in the IMAX most of the time. Michael had fun trying to touch the things that seemed to be floating just in front of us!

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