Woke around 0815. Got up and made tea, then got back into bed to read for a bit. Aki cooked breakfast. She went off to Waitrose to get some bits 'n pieces for tonight's meal...she has Tokiko coming round for tapas. I tidied up a bit and put the carpet tiles back down outside the bathroom. Did some vacuuming. Made lunch. Turmeric roast potatoes and chicken thighs, with peas, carrots and mange tout. FaceTimed ma and pa...they looked good, though dad had had a tooth removed a day or so ago, and was still feeling a bit queasy. Kath in Tibshelf at Stuart's daughter's wedding. Packed my overnight bag, and my guitar, and headed west down the M4. Stopped off to use the facilities at Leigh Delamere service station. Weather held up...a bit of rain going past Reading, but that was about it. Got to the Clayton Hotel in the city centre around 1900. Top floor room...I think there are 12 storeys, so quite a view across the cityscape from my windows. Walked to the restaurant quarter, dining at Cote Brasserie. Had the salade Nicoise, followed by creme caramel. Naughty but nice! Took a turn around the west end of the city centre, taking in the quietly impressive Victorian railway station, which now fronts a huge piazza with hefty modern carbuncles sited directly opposite...one of them the BBC Wales studios. FaceTimed Aki and Tokiko...they were making their way through a second bottle of wine! Watched a bit of telly, and read a bit, before bed.
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