London was just as amazing as I remember it, and I really enjoyed having some time off. No floats, no checkraises, no 3-barrels, just vacation. The weather was actually really good with a clear blue sky, although pretty cold. Just walking around the streets of the inner city was a joy. We visited all sorts of touristy places, and also went to two of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants. The Italian restaurant Murano and the fusion frenzy place called Maze. Murano was a small and very intimate place with excellent italian food. While Maze was more trendy with young trendylooking dudes all over the place - it was huge and almost styled like a nightclub, and had a big bar in the center. A bit too snobbish for my liking, mehh. We had a tasting menu with 7 dishes, with all sorts of weird food combinations. The food was great, and it was pretty fun to try all the dishes, but to be honest I prefer the more quiet and relaxing Murano. Food > all.
Being in London we had to go see a premier league match, so we got some insanely overpriced tickets for the Arsenal - West Ham game. THAT was an amazing experience, and the fans was out of this world great singers. Unfortunately the game ended 0-0, but i'd do it all over again, and I can't wait to get back and see some more games in the future.
I took some pictures along the trip:
Squirrllzzl in Green park.
At Piccadilly Circus a filmcrew was in the middle of recording the new Sherlock Holmes movie.
Some clown in Covernt Garden made the audience laugh.
Christiano gets a ticket.
Me freezing like a motherfucker at the Arsenal game.
Emirates Stadium
Picking up some grub.
Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square
We wanted to try a real english breakfast, so we went to a place where all the local roadworkers went. Care for a bite?
I caught this beautiful yankee on camera.I played around 10k hands since I got back home, and I can't really seem to shake that brutal variance off my back - But I feel confident nonetheless, my game is getting better day by day, and I think I've spotted some minor leaks I've had the past months. Now I just have to focus and keep putting in more hours, and not slack along the way. I've therefore decided to grind a great amount for the rest of february.
Footnotes: I'm starting to get fat, need more exercise. I will post some hands in a couple days. Untill next time..
Soundtrack of Today: George Harrison - Here Comes The Sun
