Jes was at the Grenoble office for two days.
This city has a nice view of the Swiss Alps.
This is Jes’ co-worker Ellen.
Apparently there is only one hotel in Grenoble.
When in Grenoble, sip some Chartreuse.
This is another co-worker, Trevor.
Group shot!
It looked like a fun last night in France.
Where’s Cookie?!
Yes, that is their rental car.
This is what the cabs look like in London. So cute.
I think this is the view from the office. I wonder if his co-workers think Jes is a little crazy by now.
They had dinner at Jamie Oliver’s joint. Jes gave it 2 out 5 stars and said it was “way too salty” and that “we’re super spoiled in SF”.
Jes left for London last night and found a stowaway in his backpack. He didn’t know that Cookie Monster would be traveling with him to Europe but so far they are getting along just fine. KK’s been loving the photos that Jes has been texting to me. She said “Cookie Monster with Dada!” This is definitely a fun way to see the world through my husband’s eyes and a good way for him to appreciate his surroundings a little more while he’s working. Hopefully they will keep coming throughout the week.
So far, it looks like Jes enjoyed a martini at the airport prior to boarding the plane.
This is his Business Class seat with lie-flat chairs and foot rest.
Cookie Monster does a pretty good photo bomb. 
Hm. That looks like a vodka soda behind him. Jes is really living it up on his flight.
London Heathrow Airport at 3:00 pm on a Sunday looks kinda dead.
This looks like a pretty fancy train/shuttle. At first I thought he was on a Virgin America flight.
Jes took the subway to his hotel.
Cookie Monster reminds us to “mind the gap”.
After checking in, a nice tall beer at the hotel sounds like a good idea.
As some of you know, I LOVE maps and public transportation maps are just as cool. On our trip to London, we spent a lot of time on the London Underground and the “Mind the Gap” announcements and reminders everywhere cracked me up.
So naturally, I was delighted to find this mug on our last day in the city. It looks great next my NYC Subway mug. I’ll have to post photos of that one soon.
On our last day of our EuroTrip, we had to say au revoir to Paris and take the train back to London. As usual, it was a pleasant ride with a window view, the movie “Eurotrip” on my laptop, and macarons from Laduree.
We tried coconut, hazelnut, espresso, and pistachio. My favorite was coconut and they all were so light and airy. Too bad they got a little smushed in my bag. Paired with a glass of red wine, it was a perfect snack.
When we arrived in Londo, the Tube station was utter chaos. There was a strike that weekend and everyone (including the locals) were scrambling to find alternate routes. We were lucky to have our hotel near an open station and a line that wasn’t disrupted. We stayed at the brand new H10 Waterloo and it certainly did not disappoint. It had all the latest technology including USB and HDMI ports in the wall and an espresso machine. We also had a lovely view of Buckingham Palace and part of the London Eye.
We spent the day hanging out along the River Thames. Lunch was at the top of the OXO Tower where I had sausage made of kangaroo and mushrooms. The sky was so cool with big fluffy clouds leftover from the morning rain and there was a nice view from the restaurant. After lunch, we took a walk and we saw all the different bridges along the way.
We made it all thew way down to the London Tower Bridge, walked across it, and then hopped on the ferry for a discounted rate because of the strike. Jes even got a bottle of beer for the ride. How nice.
The captain of the boat gave us a little tour along the way and was pretty entertaining.
The ferry dropped us off at Big Ben, which was back at where we started and all we had to do was walk over the bridge to the London Eye.
We boarded our pod along with 5 other people and had plenty of room to move around.
It takes 30 minutes to make it all the way around and you get the most spectacular bird’s eye view of London.
Once we disembarked our pod, it was time to rush back to the hotel to change for dinner. Because of the strike, we had to call a cab to take us to the restaurant. We ate at Hibiscus, which was just around the corner from Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant. We had the tasting menu and my favorite dish was a huge ravioli that contained a soft egg hidden inside. It sat on black rice puree and had bits of black truffle on top. For dessert, we were asked to taste it first and I thought it was butterscotch. It turned out to be a mushroom tart! Whut?! Crazy.
Here are all the photos from our last day.
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