Lynne arrived on Friday, but without her bag. It apparently didn't make the transfer in Vancouver to the British Air flight. I took the tube to Heathrow to meet her. She joined us for drinks at the pub after work on Friday. Friday afternoon there was a noisy parade in front of the office in which divorced fathers marched for their custody rights.
Saturday was Lynne's birthday, so we had a wonderful meal at a nearby French restaurant along with a fine bottle of Chateau neuf du Pape. We've picked up a couple of bottles at the local grocery stories and had decent results. We are leaning toward the South African Pinotages, which taste a little like Pinot Noir. Today we had brunch at the Belvedere in Holland Park. More great food and a nice bottle of French rose.
The weather has decidedly turned. Cool and lots of rain today. We went by the Portabella Road Market on the way home and got caught in quite a shower.
In football tonight, Portugal beat Spain, 1-0, to knock Spain out of the tournament and was the first competitive wine for Portugal over Spain ever. Greece also came through in Group A despite a 2-1 loss to Russia. Tomorrow England plays Croatia and needs at least a tie to go through to the next round. The streets here will fall quiet about 7:30 tomorrow as people crowd into the pubs and gather around TV sets to watch the match.
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