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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Affordable Indian meal at Suruchi Indian restaurant

 







A friend of mine lives near his favourite, regular Indian restaurant, Saruchi, which he visits most months. He recommends it every year too our wine and dine group. We look for a diffetent BYO restaurant for a group meal every month.

We took the 73 bus from Euston station. The sto was across the road, only a couople of minutes from the restaurant.

On a Tuesday night we had a special deal. Twenty pounds for a starter, main course, rice or bread and a side dish. Bring your own bottle of wine, no corkage. If one of the group forgets to contribute a bottle, a convenience store is nearby offering a bottle of French or New zzealand wine.

No service charge. So you might leave ten per cent or more.

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Finding your way around London

 Citymapper. Tells you the bus coming, how long an uber takes snd costs. London and other sisters.

Dublin in the EU.

 An alternative to tfl.

Amy Winehouse Film And The Mildmay ClubThe Mildmay club

 


Laurence Fryer, Vice President of the Mildmay Club.
 Told us all about it. 

The ballroom also used for zumba classes, one of the events often open to the public, who are neither members nor guests of members.



Wine on tap in the ballroom of the Mildmay club, 33 to34 Newington Green, N16 9PR,  which has 3,600 members.

The Amy Winehouse film scene was in this snooker room

Lots of films have hired this venue.

The building was a radical club a working mens club. Outside London.

Also a smaller pool room.

View

Www.mildmay.club

For more history.

Superdry coat with pockets

 

On a bus in London. I liked the pocket on the sleeve. The wearer told me she liked the two pockets at above waist level. They keep your hands warm and comfy.

Two more pockets below waist level are huge, ipad size, and protectively padded.

The company has lots of variations, with hoods, incamel colour, black,red and more. Prices, new
, around £100 and up.

Useful website on superdry coats
Superdry.com


Monday, February 2, 2026

Learning Italian when you speak Spanish - and vice versa

 I learned Italian last year. This year I am learning Spanish.

Today I decided to speed up both languages by learning Italian for Spanish speakers. That way I learn one language whilst reviving the other. I also am less likely to confuse them because each time I can see the word in both languages.

Spanish - Italian  

Spanish - English

correcto - correct


Useful trilingual books





If you go to a bookshop, look for multi-language books.

I like to buy books with large clear print.

Some books print one of the languages in another colour, paler, which is hard to read if you don't have good lighting and study late at night at home.

The more languages you have in a book, sometimes the smaller the print.

Books aimed at children tend to have larger print.

A book with very large print might have fewer words.

Useful Website For Learning Spanish & Italian

Duolingo.com

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Spanish Words You Recognize and remember - for aspiring multilingual travelers


If you speak English, or learned Latin at school, you will find it easy to recognize the roots of many Spanish and Italian words.

 Spanish - English

compania - company

computadora - computer

diploma - diploma

las directoras - the directors (female). The masculine plural of the is Los, as in Los Angeles, the US city, whose name means the angels. The angels are masculine. The word for the (called the article) matches the noun which ends in as.) 

documentos - documents

dormir - to sleep (same as dormant in English, and dormer in French)

durante - during

hospital - hospital (in Spanish you don't pronounce the h)

increíble - incredible

opera - opera

pintor - painter (not picture. P I N R are common letters in pintor and painter. In the Spanish remember to roll the R.

los pintores - the painters

planear - to plan

planta - plant

presidente/presidenta - president (male/female)

programa - program

viaje - trip/voyage

yendo - going, leaving (You are making an END and gOing Off)


In Spanish the accents tell you which sound to emphasize.



Useful Websites On Learning Spanish

duolingo.com

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trilingual-English-Italian-Illustrated-Vocabulary/

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