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| Beautiful Garden in memory of some of the Soldiers Dogs Overlooking the Sea at Edinburgh Castle |
February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day,
I was lucky enough to tag along on a business trip of Allen's to London. Just prior to leaving, I got together with the Friday morning Coffee Group and went to lunch afterwards. This is a cute Italian Restaurant off of Fountain Square.
Lunch with the women at Olive in Fountain Square
And, I attended the local Baku Rotary Club. The meeting was very interesting and I enjoyed meeting the members and learning about their projects and fundraising. The meeting was conducted in English, which was a pleasant surprise. True to Rotary form, they encouraged me to join their Club.
We left on Saturday, Feb. 5 and went to dinner with our friends from Denver, Rex and Charene Jones, at a little restaurant near their home in Holland Park. In spite of our jetlag, we had a fun time seeing their home, their dog, Ozzi, and catching up on the family.
Charene and I got together with a friend from the American Women's Club of London that I met while in London in the fall of 2008, Kathy Lindroth. I'm embarrased to say that our 3 hour lunch didn't result in any photographs - good wine and conversation! We met at a cute restaurant near Hyde Park - The Pantechnicon Public House & Dining Room.
The following day Charene and I got together to do a little shopping. We entertained ourselves for quite a while at Fortnum and Mason and then had lunch on the Marlybone High Street - near the location of the next Chipolte Mexican Grill in London.
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| Marlybone High Street |
Although Allen had meetings, Sunday through Wednesday, we were able to take a couple of days at the end of the week and go to Edinburgh, Scotland, a first for me. It was so beautiful and we were lucky to have blue sky and sunshine on our first day. The Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace were amazing. I loved Scotland and can't wait to go back and explore the different Scotch regions and continue our tastings. Not sure I'm a scotch fan, however, it was fun to check it all out.
Our favorite restaurant in Edinburgh on the last night before flying back to Baku the next morning.
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| Angels & Bagpipes Restaurant Edinburgh |
And, the one thing Allen will most most of all about Scotland...................
..................the outstanding Scotch and the FREE samples. One last free sample at the airport.
That's it for now. I hope this note finds you all happy and well. And, thanks for all the comments on my Blog. I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Cindy
xxoo
