London Day Two

Commuting again. The course starts later so I leave later, so the train is busier. Enough said. Another excellent day of training.

I am to meet my cousin Jackie for dinner. I walked back to Chancery Lane to get the Central Line west a few stops. The station is packed with people! Apparently there is a problem with the east-bound train elsewhere, and the platform is full. It is too dangerous to let anybody else down in case someone gets pushed onto the tracks. The crowds aren’t happy. A few times, the poor station pleb is yelling to inform all that we have to wait at least 15 minutes as the eastern platform is full. I take matters into my own hands. I yell out “what about us who want to go west?” His witty and sarcastic reply was “and what do you expect us to do, only let people in who want to go west?” to which I reply “YEAH!” and approximately half the crowd mutter in support. He suddenly disappears… only to return a few minutes later and start to organise letting us wetbound people through. Win!

I get on my merry way, and rendezvous with Jackie at Oxford Circus.

Dinner with Jackie is nice, she takes me to a nice restaurant, called Yauatcha, which I’d describe as a trendy up-market dim-sum restaurant. The food was fantastic, the cocktails amazing, the atmosphere most enjoyable. It wasn’t that expensive, but only when writing this blog and reading their website did I discover they are Michelin starred. No wonder it was so good! Jackie and I haven’t seen each other for at least a decade, so no shortage of conversation. We follow up with a drink at a nearby pub, then depart via the subway later in the evening. Nice to catch up with you Jackie.