These past days Ive had quite a few meetings and events around London at several lawyers (or _solicitors_, like theyre called here), and tax and investment advisers` offices.
Those meetings are important for the future of my company, and I did learn quite a few things, while they help me select the “super-star team” that will allow me to take my company to the next level.
But I have also enjoyed running around London, from meeting to meeting, while keeping my eyes (and camera) up in “tourist mode”.
My wonderful wife already gave me the best birthday present ever when she invited me to stay at the Bvlgari Hotel in London and dinner at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental.
But for next year (since this year we had to cancel our Polynesian cruise) she has decided to up the ante, and has invited me to an amazing 15 day cruise in April 2016, on the Luxury Silversea Silver Shadow calling at:
This morning I was invited to the launch of London Technology Week, which was held at The Shard.
Besides your typical mix of VIPs, politicians, and media, the most outstanding thing was the view 😉
You can read the details of the press release here.
PS.- Some constructive criticism:
In an event like this “Technology… whatever” you need a hashtag (something like #LTW15) A Technology Week is full of events, how about a MAP, CALENDAR, or an APP to show them all, and to sign up?
Today we went to the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead. With over 100 galleries, it was a real pleasure. We saw some artists that we like and have seen in quite a few shows before, and discovered many new ones that were quite interesting.
In no particular order, my non-comprehensive list would include many artists, like:
Adele Moreau Max Naylor Edvardas Racevicius Andy Wilx, etc And the whole selection of Galleries like:
Today, on our way to the AFF show we strolled around Hampstead Heath, one of the many lovely areas with a park, pond (with baby swans!), and flowers around London. It was truly beautiful.
On Thursday, June 11 I attended the London New Tech Meeting at Google Campus.
It was a typical presentation format (5 companies, 5 minutes). I enjoyed some of the presentations, specially since two of the projects sounded very very promising. Unfortunately they were not even MVP with a landing page. I hope they make it so we can all benefit from their cool ideas.
Since it was a nice day, on my way back home I noticed how the typical beer-drinking crowd had multiplied by hundreds, and they were all drinking and being cheerly loud out on the streets.
My parents came to visit from Paris, so we spent a week as “tourist guides”, which is very nice because you discover or re-discover parts of the city that you do not normally go to.
With them we went to
Old Spitafields Market (lovely London Tea Exchange) Brick Lane Guildhall Covent Garden Market Museum of the Docklands Southwark Cathedral St. Paul`s Cathedral Royal Courts of Justice Tate Modern Parliament Buckingham Palace Walk along the Thames South Bank And ate at:
