London Day Five

Helen arrived by train first thing in the morning, having caught the sleeper train down from Edinburgh. I meet her at Edgeware Road station to hand her our suitcase, as I’d checked out of the hotel. I leave her to go shopping and sightseeing for the day while I head to training.

My final day of training goes fast and we finish early. Then I head over to meet Helen at the Hilton. After a while, we head off to dinner. My trainer recommended a Mexican restaurant called Wahuca. I was warned there would be a long wait, but worth it. First of all we need to get there, it’s near Covent Garden and getting their during peak hour on the underground is rather crowded.

We arrive, and begin to queue. That takes perhaps 10 minutes to get to the man who tells us it’s a 1 hour wait. Well we’re here now, let’s wait! Our wait ends up being 1 ½ hours. A real test of patience. Anyway once seated, we’re all happy. I’d describe this place as a Mexican version of Wagamana. The placemat is the menu, waiters circle on it what you order, and orders arrive in the order they’re cooked rather than all at once. We choose the Wahaca Selection, a fine choice in retrospect. It provides a varied selection and no shortage of food. The service is fast and friendly and the margaritas are just lovely. We leave around 11pm to head home via the tubes.