Aki up with alarm to ready herself for Rowing Club. She cycled off before I got up. Porridged. Pottered about a bit, getting nothing much done! Prepared lunch for Aki's return. Katherine from No.127 popped in for some advice regarding a survey report on a house in Mile End that her daughter is interested in purchasing...little double-fronted Victorian mid-terrace, but in an area surrounded by several sprawling Council estates. She wanted advice on the damp meter readings, which looked high...may be rising damp/failed DPC. Aki and I headed into town after Katherine had gone...caught a No.91 bus, intending to get off at Holborn and walk through to Trafalgar Square to visit the Portrait Gallery...but the journey was slow...the Euston Road was gridlocked, and the bus terminated at Russell Square, which meant a longer walk...we decided to give up the Gallery, and instead look for Xmas presents. Found some wooden soup bowls, and packet soups, in Muji, which we thought might do for Jim and Emma. I bought Aki a cashmere sweater in Uniqlo. Then we sauntered slowly up to Noho for dinner at Circolo Popolare, to mark the 14th anniversary of our first date. It's a big eating house, and evidently very popular. We were shown to a table for two. Portions were very generous...especially the burrata starter...and we shared a large profiterole stuffed with ice cream for dessert. Cost us £50 a head, including a glass of prosecco each...not too bad these days! Walked up to Warren Street afterward, and caught a No.29 bus home...
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