London Day 1- and a dining experience!

My first day in London started off rather interesting as I spent 2 hours that morning in Soho medical centre. I'm fine,but our lovely bus driver Uncle Johnny accidentally threw out my medication. So all up that took 2 hours. Didn't get charged for the consult as Australian and Britain have reciprocal agreements and guess how much I paid for the medication, only 7.85 pounds. I asked the pharmacist if I could have another script filled :).So I got a script and off I went to Hyde.

But before we get to Hyde and I wanting to take my first picture I realised I didn't put the memory card back in my camera from the night before so all photos are courtesy of my iPhone.

So I walked and walked looking at Kenningston gardens, seeing my first squirrel, Kenningston palace, the orangery, Albert hall, Buckingham palace and of course Harrods.

At Kenningston palace I decided to go and have a look as the lady told me that their was a collection of 12 dresses from the Queen, Princess Margaret and Diana on display.

Later that afternoon I meet up with a friend for beers on the Tattersall castle boat. The Tattershall Castle was built by W. Gray & Co. in 1934 and was a vital passenger link across the Humber estuary ferrying passengers across the stretch of treacherous water between Hull and New Holland. The paddle steamer made about eight trips a day carrying up to 1050 passengers in three compartments and on the deck. Since 1981 the Tattershall Castle has been run as a bar & restaurant and has been considered one of the capital's best since then. The ship was refurbished in 2004 and again in 2009 and now offers a comfortable interior.  From the castle, there is a great view of Big Ben and the London Eye.

After that I ventured to Dans le Noir or known as Eating in the Dark. This is where you are guided by a person blind to eating and drink in total darkness.    It was an unbelievable experience and a bit overwhelming to started but you are eating and drinking in pitch darkness. With the help of our blind guides they lead you into the room and explain where everything is knife, fork, glass.

There food, mostly organic, is based on first quality ingredients, making this experience as interesting and tasty as possible.The menus you can choose are surprise, meat, fish and vegetarian. I choose surprise with accompany wines, 3 course dinner. PS you don't find out what you have eaten to the end!!

This idea might seem a little strange at first, but by 'suppressing the dominant sense of sight, you enter a world in which one is uncertain of surroundings and experiences'. So I chose the surprise dinner and was lead into the room and seated between two couples.

Later that evening I found out what I ate:

Entree- tunas and swordfish sashimi with honey and soy sauce

Main - small mounds of ostrich and cucumber, zebra (quite chewy) with pickled onion and pumpkin, wagyu beef with mash. 

Dessert- lavender crime brûlée with a chocolate strawberry

I also met some new people, thanks guys I had a ball. 

Just in case you want to go there 'Dans le Noir' is located in the Clerkenwell area, on 30-31 Clerkenwell Green, near Holborn and Farringdon, a few minutes walk from the heart of the city. http://london.danslenoir.com/

Love Cherie
xx