Jackie and Piotrek come to visit!

Last Christmas, Jim and I got on the plane to fly back to London and lo and behold there was our friend Jackie, who, it turns out, lives in Manchester (we had been out of touch, obviously). Since then we have talked about getting together and finally it happened! Jackie and her new fiancee, Piotrek came for a visit!

One of the first things we did was go to the Hampstead crepe stand and get many, many crepes. So excited were they about the crepes, that Jackie and Piotrek got TWO each: one sweet and one 'savoury' (that's how they refer to 'not sweet' here in England). They then challenged us to visit the crepe stand frequently, sample all the crepe variations, and let them know which ones were the very best. Great plan!

Here's Jackie with an abundance of crepes:

And everyone enjoying their crepes AND the beautiful weather we were having this weekend:


With full bellies, we headed up the high street and made our way to Hampstead Heath for a leisurely (VERY leisurely because we were feeling slightly heavier than we felt before) walk through the park.


This walk was right up Jim's alley because not only were we going at a leisurely pace, but we also stopped and lazed around in a vast field. While in the field, we also attracted about four dogs, which was kind of funny. We must have smelled nice or something because the dogs were drawn to us.


We swung by the Kenwood House. (Breakthrough! I know how to get there without getting hopelessly lost now!) And then we headed to the Spaniards Inn to have some afternoon refreshments:


After a rest and some more digesting, Piotrek and Jackie took us to South Kensington for our first experience of Polish food. It was very dense and my favorite part was dessert: Apple Streudle! (with ice cream) It was a very food filled day.

We love friends visiting!