Quite by surprise

  Taking advantage of these last warm, sunny days is so important. Fortune smiled and provided one such day today and gave the management and I an opportunity to meander casually over to the west side, an unusual place for us to frequent as it's s o far from home. Kensington hight street to be exact and without a cure in the world we took to the streets.

  Notably, Oree, a French bakery, called us in for a decent, though suitably expensive nibble to fuel our jaunt. I enjoyed a pain au chocolat aux amandes and would return for another without any hesitation. The other highlight was provided totally unexpectedly by a visit to the site that was once home to the commonwealth institute. Do you remember the place?

Needs to be seen to be appreciated

  It is now occupied by the Design Museum. With nothing better to do and a healthy curiosity, we ventured inside where we joined a brief tour that gave a little background and was just about to start. Tour complete, we wondered off and disappeared down a nostalgic rabbit hole of Sony walkmans, apple computers, braun appliances and countless other design icons before returning who knows how long later to the rest of the day.

  It's probably not the sort of place you'd plan a day around but it's worth mentioning because if you're in the area and have some time to kill then you could do a lot worse. Not only are the contents of the place a delight to peruse but the building itself is a real spectacle. Above is a view of the roof that is an amazing piece of design and worth a visit on its own.

  Once home we revisited another design classic with a repeat visit to Mexico and soft blue corn tortillas filled with a wide range of appropriate tastes and textures. Scrummy! That brings me full circle to where we left off with our conversation about adding taste and texture to the bulk of the ingredients in your dish. There's no more space today to go into this but you can be sure that tomorrow we'll be back where we left off. See you soon.

Kirk out

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