The Morning After

We woke up the morning after the wedding, and overnight Maisie had turned into a teenager. How did that happen? Leanne had organised for a balloon in a box to be delivered to the hotel, it said ‘teenager at last’ and delighted Maisie. She also received some flash headphones and various amounts of cash. Down to breakfast we trouped, having arranged to meet Alex, her mum and partner. We weren't expecting to see the newlyweds. The hotel did us a great breakfast, which included a birthday cake for Maisie which she was made up with, particularly as it was an ice cream cake. The newly weds joined us (looking a little worse for wear) for coffee and cake.

No time to hang around though, we were off to London town. After a stroll round Dartmouth we were in the car and off. Arriving in London in the late afternoon was pretty excellent, we drove past Harrods and Westminster and over the river to our slightly less luxurious accommodation relative to the Royal Castle Hotel in Dartmouth, Waterloo Travelodge. Nice clean rooms though, fully functional, so no complaints at all.

We hop on a bus like seasoned old hands at this traveling round London malarkey and arrive in Soho. Not your first location you might want to take a new teen, but Ed’s Easy Diner was calling, and we all like a nice burger. There was cool music, cool staff and plenty of milkshakes and chips for all. Alex tried a root beer for the first time, I’d tried it before and there was no way I am going to drink it again, it tastes like that horrible euthymol toothpaste that smokers use. The waiter says it tastes like detergent. Alex said it tastes nice. Weird.

Hanging out in Ed's Easy Diner, Soho

We wandered round the streets, hung out in China Town, and hopped on the bus to the Hotel. A pretty good day for all despite the long drive.