A few new London visits

One of the best things about living in London is that there's always something new to do, whether that's something new opening up or something that you haven't got round to yet.

A couple of weeks ago I visited the Olympic park in its' current state - having last been there in July for the Paralympic Games. The visit included a short tour around the park, and most excitingly the chance to go up the Arcelor Mittal tower - the massive, abstract red structure that gives views across the surrounding area. We visited with a Chinese friend, which was also very interesting as a chance to discuss our take on the Olympic Games compared to Beijing's.

The week before I visited Libertys department store, just off Regent Street. Although I had walked past several times and knew the name well, I had never actually been in. The building is beautiful, and the range of fabrics they have is stunning. They also do a good cup of tea and tasty cake!

Finally, we have been twice now to Surrey Docks City Farm. The farm is just round the corner from us (bearing in mind we live in Zone 2) and is home to cows, pigs, donkeys, goats, sheep etc and is so wonderful to visit for a bit of nature in the middle of the city. Yesterday they held a spring fair, we managed to show up in time to catch the last of the morris dancing!