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When the sun comes out | Bank Holiday weekend

We've been experiencing good weather recently and it feels so nice.

Last weekend we met up with some Singaporean friends for a dim sum lunch at Min Jiang at Royal Garden Hotel.  It might sound familiar to you but Min Jiang is a Singaporean restaurant and when we stepped out of the lift on the 10th floor where the restaurant is, we were pleasantly surprised by the view.

Gorgeous view of Hyde Park!

Lunch with a view


We met two new faces from Singapore which is pretty nice to get to know new friends once in a while in this part of the world.  The food was really good, in fact I will want to go back again soon, just a shame that it is quite a trek from our home.  We had to travel for more than an hour, not sure if K wants to do it again soon.

After lunch, the sun was still shining and we decided to take a walk in Hyde Park.





Taking a break near the Serpentine lake


The next day was Bank Holiday and we had the Geesons over for tea.  Gabby's grandmother from Ecuador is visiting and it was nice to welcome her to our place.  She reminds me of my own grandma a lot and I always feel her love for me when I see her, even though I can't speak Spanish and she can't speak English.  We have to constantly look at Gabby for translation haha.  In fact she brought over some presents for me which is so sweet.  As baby Isabella was not very settled, they came, had tea, did a little tour of our house for Mama Terese, and left.



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