Today I decided to take a day off and explore the delights of Little Venice. I'm not sure if you know the area but it's situated around the Paddington district of London and takes in the Regent's Canal. Emma accompanied me and we had a wonderful time being guided around the streets and saw many lovely sights such as a house Madonna made an unsuccessful bid on, the block of flats where Dame Shirley Porter housed her supporters in the 'Homes for Votes' furore of the 1980s and where Edward Fox recycles his bottles.
Afterwards we happened upon a splendid public house called the Prince Alfred which has a rather strange construction - i.e. it contains small booths and to enter them you have to duck down in a rather Liliputian fashion. Whilst supping a drink or two we conversed with a charming gentleman from France named Jean-Claude who seemed rather too interested in the nature of our friendship; after a further drink of Asti Spumante we made our excuses and headed for the relative safety of the Bakerloo Line.
I received a message from the surveyor, he's visiting on Friday to assess the house. Here's hoping Father isn't lurking in the vicinity.
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