LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM :: The company dispatched Mike, Scott and me to London again, where we met several exciting prospects and consulted with a few existing clients. Our itinerary was a whirlwind, requiring the team to divide and conquer, criss-crossing the city and country to make the most of our short stay.
The meetings were great, and the weather was absolutely fantastic for Winter – nearly 60 degrees and mostly sunny. I had a few hours free Monday afternoon, which I enjoyed by walking around town with my UK counterpart, Adrian, a British historian and excellent tour guide.
We stayed a couple nights at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Shoreditch, a relatively ramshackle neighborhood in Northeast London. Our host had chosen it for its convenient location, not for the scenery. Upon arriving, I took some snapshots of the pubs and the interesting buildings in the area. We later walked up to Brick Lane for a decent Mexican meal at Green & Red.
We had a 7:00 AM flight to Copenhagen, so we spent our third night at Stansted Airport. Rooms were booked at the Radisson SAS, which is a pretty snazzy hotel. I had no idea Radisson’s were this nice, or was this an exception? The restaurants served great food, and the bar featured one of those glass towers with a girl on wires to fetch your bottle of wine. Our rooms even had espresso machines – not just a lowly drip coffee maker. Too bad we were there for only nine hours.
The meetings were great, and the weather was absolutely fantastic for Winter – nearly 60 degrees and mostly sunny. I had a few hours free Monday afternoon, which I enjoyed by walking around town with my UK counterpart, Adrian, a British historian and excellent tour guide.
We stayed a couple nights at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Shoreditch, a relatively ramshackle neighborhood in Northeast London. Our host had chosen it for its convenient location, not for the scenery. Upon arriving, I took some snapshots of the pubs and the interesting buildings in the area. We later walked up to Brick Lane for a decent Mexican meal at Green & Red.
We had a 7:00 AM flight to Copenhagen, so we spent our third night at Stansted Airport. Rooms were booked at the Radisson SAS, which is a pretty snazzy hotel. I had no idea Radisson’s were this nice, or was this an exception? The restaurants served great food, and the bar featured one of those glass towers with a girl on wires to fetch your bottle of wine. Our rooms even had espresso machines – not just a lowly drip coffee maker. Too bad we were there for only nine hours.
Cool pics, John. Envious. I love trips to London!
What I find cool is that the three of us have all been to these places, but seperately. Its like we hung out, but didn’t.
No, I’m not high right now.