Sunday 27 February 2011

trip into London with cousins

Yesterday we went to the center of London with our cousins, we first went to the Imperial war muesum which despite going there a good few times I still found the muesum interesting to go to and far easier to get into as the Natural history muesum as there is not a queue going down the steps and out the gates. An interesting exhibit of the muesum is the section on the cold war as it shows what could have sparked the cold war if it had gotten hot and also showed a public information film from the time. Afterwards we went to Belgos, I had Mussels done in medditerranean style and was oddly enough grilled with cheese which was surprisingly nice as the cheese somehow went very well with the mussels which I thought was a very interesting combination of flavours.

Tuesday 22 February 2011

Amsterdam trip concluded

Our trip to Amsterdam was better than last time and it was still expensive as it took 15 euros on the tram even for a short journey, but we ddn't spend as much money at the resturant we spent a lot but but we got a satisfying meal which was worth it we then walked on a dyke which was incredilbly windy thankfully we went into Marken a village on a spit of land which was very traditional to old Dutch houses but was not exactly the same as there were a few modern houses had been built but it was overall cosy and relaxing. The day afterwards we went to see some early Picasso that was oddly in the Van Gogh Muesum and saw a bit of Vincent Van Gogh we then walked back to the house, overall I think that I had a rather nice time.

Friday 18 February 2011

Amsterdam trip soon

We are leaving for Amsterdam tomorrow while the dog stays with a family friend, sadly the forcast for Amsterdam is cold but hopefully we will be spending most of the time indoors and might go on tour boat which is a very nice experience and highly recommend as it helps you see the sights of the city from a differant angle. We also hope we can find some cheaper places to eat as the only place we went to eat at was expensive. I will be posting during my time in Amsterdam. Thankfully the flight is later in the day so we don't have to get up early in the morning.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

GCSE exams soon

It is now getting very close to my exams which aren't the watered down types in year 7 and 8 but a full blown GCSE exam which is very important as it determines that if I have go year 10 or not. On a better note Half term is a three days away and by the looks of things I won't be getting lots of homework which is good from my point of view. I am also enjoying my new school as it is the just the right size for me and it only has a a bit over hundred pupils which means everybody knows some one from a differant year in some way.

Monday 14 February 2011

Tom IIlich lunch

Yesterday we went to Tom Illich A resturant recommended by the michlen star and overall I thought it was very nice as they serve little like most expensive resturants but the dishs themselves were very good. I had braised pig cheeks with string beans which taste lovely when well cooked and especially with mashed potatoes. I then had Beef Kettyle (Kettyle was the name of the farm it came from ) Which was very nice because it was just the right size along with the garnishs such as the marrow bone from the beef itself. For dessert I had dark choclate fondant with pastachio ice cream which went really well together because the fondant was hot and the ice cream was of course cold which was a nice contrast. overall I had a really nice time.

Sunday 13 February 2011

half term soon

It is near the half term which is a week away which is good for all of the people in my class including myself.
We are going to Amsterdam to see friends. We have been once before and it was very expensive, and we walked nearly everywhere. We took a river tour boat which was the only place we didn't walk. This time I hope we don't have to walk everywhere and that we see some of the better known landmarks, apart from the fact that most of Holland is below sea level and that the sun shines sometimes at least and isn't always grey like in England.