Day Out with Ai-san
Tuesday 22nd November 2011
I took the day off work today to show Ai-san round some of my favourite places in London. Starting with some modern art in the Saatchi Gallery, and then on to a tour of antiquities aroubd Temple / Holborn. In the evening we met up with Chie for dinner at Ciao Bella.
London November 2011
John's Pictures

10:33:53
The "New Art from Germany" exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. This is "Organ Invention" by Ida Ekblad.

10:36:26
Drape by Alexander Bircken.

10:37:54
Untitled by Georg Herold.

10:38:59
Mirror Wall by Jeppe Hein. You can't really tell from the picture but the mirror is vibrating. It was slightly nauseating to stare at for any period of time, but oddly fascinating.

10:40:08

10:40:24
Georg Herold's scuplture reflected in Jeppe Hein's mirror.

10:41:44
Schwarze Ballons by Thomas Zipp.

11:51:06
A complete change of scenery - inside Temple church.

12:14:04
Ray Brown at the seven Stars.

12:15:30

12:46:22
Lunch at the Seven Stars.

14:52:53
Inside St. Etheldreda's church.

19:22:17
Dinner at Ciao Bella. For starter baked scamorza with aubergine.

19:22:32
...and some garlic bread with tomato.

19:43:41
Our (four!) main courses.

19:43:51
I look rather pleased with my spaghetti.

19:44:23
A vegetarian version of Spaghetti putanesca, i.e. without the anchovies.

19:44:30
Mushroom pizza.