I have been up for hours.  I was up at 4:45 am so I could catch the 5:31 am to London and then on to Birmingham.  I bought a small latte and yogurt with granola pot at Euston which I had on the train.

At lunch time I stepped out for some air and a stroll about.  Just round the corner from the office is this charming canal.  I like the pink barge.

Here’s the view from the other side of the bridge.

I bought a salad from Carluccio’s.  Half the pot was chick peas and the other half was pasta.  It was the only 2 salads they did.  Tasted OK but I wanted fresh vegetables.

After work we checked in to the lovely hotel and then caught a cab to The Bullring for a spot of shopping.  This is the outside of The Bullring.  The green spotty building is Selfridges.

We had supper in a Japanese restaurant.  I had vegetable and seafood tempura which was lovely

followed by a chicken curry which was not.  I ate the chicken and salad but left most of the rice.  I enjoyed the beer I washed it down with.

I have enjoyed relaxing in my hotel room and really appreciate the super fast internet which has uploaded my photos in seconds.  I will be off to bed in a minute as I am exhausted and I have another early start in the morning.