While I was in London, most of my main meals were eaten at Aylin’s parents place (damn fine home cooking!) so I didn’t really get to venture out to lots of restaurants as such.

When we did go looking for food, it was fairly expensive - although that was  mostly due to the exchange rate between the Aussie dollar & the pound! Not a pretty picture at the best of times, I’m afraid, so I just resigned myself to paying twice as much as I would be back home.

However, there were a few good places we ate at that are worth checking out.

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An unexpected pleasure on my time in London was a visit to England’s oldest pub, the Royal Standard of England, which has been open for 9 centuries (approx. 950 years, or so I believe).

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