It was a beautiful Saturday yesterday, so we decided to spend the day in London. We took a ride on the London Eye, because neither Anne-Laure nor Aude had been on it yet. The weather was clear and sunny, the perfect day to ride toe Eye. I’ve only ridden the Eye once before and it was cloudy — not nearly as nice.

Matt and Aude on the London Eye

After riding the London Eye, we took a long walk down the South Bank of the Thames and stopped at Borough Market for some lunch. I can’t believe how big Borough Market has become — after years of neglecting food, it seems the British have finally adopted the food culture and are taking what they eat much more serious these days.

Later in the afternoon, we headed over to Olympia to see the Vive La France exhibition. There were loads of vendors there — French language courses, French holidays, French wine and cheese, French restaurants — basically, if it was French and you could buy it in Britain, the vendor was at the show.

The girls managed to find a stall that interested them:

The resulting photographs are shocking. I advice viewer discretion:

We finished the afternoon with a bottle of a rose Beaujolais Nouveau, something I’ve never tried before, then headed over to RSJ Restaurant on the South Bank before catching our train back to London.

All in all, a very nice way to spend a Saturday!