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They sell the dessert in question in a can here at my grocery store. They have a large British section. Now I know what it looks like in the can. It is a pretty funny name. I’m sure pre-teen boys really get a laugh over it.
I must make sure to have cheesecake the next time we’re in the UK.
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They sell the dessert in question in a can here at my grocery store. They have a large British section. Now I know what it looks like in the can. It is a pretty funny name. I’m sure pre-teen boys really get a laugh over it.
I'm sure they do. You mean now you know what it is, you're not going to try it?
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I must make sure to have cheesecake the next time we’re in the UK.
Oh you must - and if you're with us, we'll insist on it!
The pub looks amazing and you picked a good one to take Jan to! Everything looks very good and I must try British cheesecake one day as I'm used to the American version! That is a crazy name for a dessert and the less I know the better!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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The pub looks amazing and you picked a good one to take Jan to! Everything looks very good and I must try British cheesecake one day as I'm used to the American version! That is a crazy name for a dessert and the less I know the better!
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Tuesday 19 September – part one: how is she applying her mascara on a train?
We got up and slowly got going this morning, as we had no real deadline to hit in the morning, although I wanted to get to London as early as we could to spend as much of the day showing Jan the city.
We headed out about 8:30am, and straightaway ran into rush hour traffic getting out of our town, but thankfully once we were through that, it was plain sailing the rest of the way up to Ebbsfleet International.
As the name suggests, this station has international rail services via the Eurostar train to Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium, but it also has access to the high speed Javelin trains, which take you into London in just 10 minutes.
We got our tickets, with the guy trying to persuade us to wait an hour before travelling, which I completely get, as it would’ve saved us a lot of money, but sadly we needed to go now, as we had a lot to do.
We headed down to the platform to wait for the train, and it was a shorter one, I guess because they assume they were past the worst of the rush hour.
Well, that meant standing – thank goodness it was only a 10 minute journey. I did have my “please offer me a seat” badge (pin) on that London Underground now offers for those with disabilities that aren’t obvious, but it did no good, as not one person who was seated looked up. Sigh. Oh well.
When we got to Stratford International, which is where the London 2012 Olympics were held, we headed over to the Docklands Light Railway, which is a driverless train. I think Jan was a bit freaked by the idea, but we told her it was all fine.
On the way, we saw the Olympic Stadium, and the nearby Orbit, although Mark was convinced it was on one side, and I said it was on the other. Guess who was right?
We dropped off after one stop, and headed over to the London Underground, taking two different lines to get to Tower Hill, the stop for the Tower of London. On the first, we were all amazed to watch the woman putting her make-up on. It wasn’t exactly a smooth ride, shall we say, and this woman was applying mascara! How she didn’t take her eyes out, I do not know!
On the second train, Jan was fascinated by how much the train wrapped around corners…
We also got to hear – and see! – this famous phrase…
As soon as we got out, we showed Jan the remnants of the Roman walls we have here… just a little old, close to 2,000 years….
Putting on makeup while riding the train.... that's a new one. But she must have had practice at it! No way I could do that.
As for the cheesecake, it appears the common ingredient in British cheesecake is double cream - which is very uncommon here in the States. I could have tried it with heavy cream (the closest I could find), but from reviews I read, it apparently isn't even close to the same flavor. So I bought a frozen cheesecake instead cuz I really wanted one by the time I was done researching! Alas, I guess I'll need to get over there and just try it firsthand.....
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The buttons for disabled sounds like a good idea. It would help if people read them.
When I worked in the city, I'd see women putting on makeup while driving. I have no idea how they could do it.
Your garden looks so much better than mine right now. Mine is covered with oak leaves and more are falling.
I really enjoy seeing all the places around where you live.
Liz
Too funny with the lady putting on makeup during the train ride! Too bad your button didn't work. Looking forward to you showing Jan around London Town!
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Everything looks very good and I must try British cheesecake one day as I'm used to the American version! 
Too bad your button didn't work. Looking forward to you showing Jan around London Town! 
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