Way out West

One of the advantages of living in west London (as Alix did last time) is that there are a lot of parks, and nice places to walk/cycle/eat/drink on the river.

While the east has some good places too - Greenwich park and blackheath come to mind - the west does tend to do it better.

So this weekend, since I had a late kickoff for rugger we figured we'd fold up the bikes and take them to Kingston-upon-Thames, and cycle from there (about an hour and a half or so). Since this cycle ride would take us around Hampton Court Palace, and along the Thames path, this seemed like a good plan. And since the English weather (bizarrely) seems to be holding up, it was in fact very pleasant - and as Alix has been keen to get a ride in for a while, conducive to matrimonial harmony .

Unfortunately we didnt get to stop off at any riverside pubs - wrong side of the river and all that. However the after match bbq at Sleepys with Eff, Unpronounceable and the Supermodel made up for it. Mmm.... barbequed mammal flesh... mmmm...