Our week in the UK

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.

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.

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