Thanks TFL

On Saturday morning my wife and I set out towards the O2 at North Greenwich to have a geez at the Bodies expo which she was keen see. As I studied anatomy and performed numerous human dissections as a lowly university undergrad, I was not really fussed but thought it might be an interesting day out none the less. Our typical route to North Greenwich is: Central line from Shepherds Bush to Bond Street and then Jubilee line to Nth Greenwich - about three quarters of an hour tops. However it seems that tube maintenance is a fickle thing and the small oversight of informing customers that the Jubilee line will not be running till 1530hrs severely delayed our journey. Thank you very much BoJo.

Anyhow we eventually made a scenic journey down the river courtesy of Thames Clippers and arrived no later than two and a half hours after we set off. The Mrs was freaking out as our tickets were for 11 am, and we were an hour and a half late. We didn't need to worry, as the staff at the exhibition were not terribly interested and there was no security to speak of anyhow. Any old sailor could have walked in off the street. In fact I suspect most other visitors there had done just that. The display of plastic cadavers was only semi-interesting and the highlight of the experience for me was the skinned Giraffe on display, which had a rather large hairy old boy (Penis). If size matters, then those female Giraffe's are lucky creatures!

After a spot of lunch at Nando's we caught the ferry back down to London Bridge so I could pick up a bottle of Biere de Garde from Utobeer. I was after Trois Monts specifically and they were out of stock. The older lady working the stall was quite helpful and went and had a look in the cellar - still no luck. I ended up picking up a bottle of Jenlain - an amber Biere de Garde that was pretty smooth and malty. A good beer. When I went to pay for the Jenlain I had to deal with the younger blonde lady who works at Utobeer. Put it bluntly, customer service is not high on her list of priorities! She started serving another customer before completing my transaction, and my request for a plastic bag fell on deaf ears. In future I think I will use online services such as Beer Ventures or Beer Merchants. I have received an order from Beer Ventures and I can confirm that the service is fast. I have also placed an order with beer merchants and anticipate an arrival sometime this afternoon. I'll be providing greater feedback on these services in the future.

Anyhow, back to Borough and I was keen to go for a beer at the Rake, but the Mrs has been having some problems with her ankle recently (old Netball injury) and it had swollen to the size of a balloon. It was time to retreat back to Brook Green for some rest, ice and elevation.

Also, is it just me or has Borough market become even more pretentious than it used to be? I mean the emo kids were out in force and I felt exceedingly uncool. I'm probably just feeling excluded as I'm on the wrong side of thirty. To cheer me up my wife reminded me that I may be thirty, but I am still a far cry from a bearded real ale stereotype. I pondered on this for a second and then conceded that she is right....