Mel and Ben!

Mel and Ben are in the house! Well, they were on Friday night, anyway – we caught up with them, as well as Jaimee, Pat, Matthew, and a few of Ben’s friends, at The Two Bewers on Monmouth Street. It was a lovely evening, and we stayed until the bartenders would let us stay no longer.

As accommodation at the Barbeque Chicken Hotel had been pre-arranged, we all trundled back to Putney, arriving here sometime after midnight. That seemed like a great time to start playing Buzz, so play Buzz we did! We turned in around 1:30 AM.

Needless to say, Saturday was a late start. After a fry-up, we headed up to Portobello Road markets to try and find a birthday present for Ben’s Mom. Much as I like outdoor markets, I do not like massive crowds, so it was a bit trying at times!

There’s a lot of fun to be had at Portobello Road though, like walking into the antique clock store and asking, “excuse me, do you know the time?”; or asking the staff at the Everything for £5 store, “how much is this t-shirt?”. Instead, we settled on some delicious desserts from Gelato Mio – Kristy and I shared some strawberry and mango sorbet and it was amazing!

We farewelled Mel and Ben at Notting Hill Gate, sad to see them go, but happy that we got to spend our day with them!