Out with Dad in London

Posted on 2007/05/16 08:31:23 (May 2007).

[Tuesday 15th May]
Dad came to stay the night, as he was "passing through" en route from Guildford to Manchester. There are a few of my favourite places in London I'd been wanting to take Dad to for some time now, and this was a great opportunity to do just that.

We met at the flat, and from there actually walked a fair part of the way to Holborn. It was jolly nice to stroll past the Houses of Parliament, with it's usual throng of political types outside.

We had dinner at Matsuri in Holborn - partly because it's the only place I know to eat around there. I think this may actually be the first time we'd been to a Japanese restaurant with Dad, and it seemed to go down quite well.

The main event was of course a visit to the whisky society, but on the way there we had to pass the Cittie of Yorke and Ye Olde Mitre and it seemed almost criminal to not at least pop in to both of these fabulous pubs. It seemed the Mitre was more Dad's sort of thing - more "pubby" as he put it. I suppose that's the great thing about that place - it's not just a beautiful building steeped in history, it is also in itself a very well ran pub.

...and the whisky society was great as ever as well. Between us we sampled a good selection - a Clynelish, a Longrow, a Caol Ila, a Bowmore and a Highland Park. Marvellous.

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