Taxi to Victoria station (the cabbie woke me up to ask me if I wanted to get out) - Waited for the Gatwick Express (missed the first one which said something on the side about the Arab Emirates) - Caught the next one arriving at Gatwick at 1:15am. Stumbled into my room (luckily I had kept the check-in jacket so I could find the right room) around 1:30am - Caught the plane back to the US and slept about 3 hours (felt so much better after the nap).

Ready to do it all again soon.

Sounds like a classic London offline.

Otis: Do you also do the middle-east for your company? If you're ever in the area let us know!

The nose is fine - just a flesh wound.

Thanks to Bobby for arranging this great night and thanks to Otis for putting me up in his hotel room.

I thought that the Palmer/Ornallaia combination was great. The Warre 1977 was excellent and the contrast with the brute that is the Dow 1980 was amusing. The La Tour Blanche at the end was a beauty and made me glad I'd got a case.

Not going to pick a WOTN as so many good ones. Food was great, company great and wines great. Great night out.

What La Tour Blanche? I didn't see any of that (not that I needed it really)...

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Originally posted by BirDungy:
What La Tour Blanche? I didn't see any of that (not that I needed it really)...

We opened that bottle when all the playboy playmates came to our table. Oh yeah, I think you were gone by then…

Ronnie: KB and I were talking about getting together with you, Lady Roots and Stevie Cage in the NL sometime soon. But I didn't know you were in Oman! Unfortunately, I don't really travel the area (other than the occasional trip to Tel Aviv or Istanbul), but if I do, I'll definitely get in touch with you.

Hope you are doing well and my best to LR.

KB: very glad to hear that the sniffer is still operational.

Cheers,

Otis

Did I suggest that? Did I remember that they were in Oman rather than escapees to Belgium? Normally I say "something beginning with 'O'".

Sniffer's fine and looks almost like new now. Couple more days and nobody will ever know.

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Originally posted by otisabdul:
Ronnie: KB and I were talking about getting together with you, Lady Roots and Stevie Cage in the NL sometime soon. But I didn't know you were in Oman! Unfortunately, I don't really travel the area (other than the occasional trip to Tel Aviv or Istanbul), but if I do, I'll definitely get in touch with you.

Hope you are doing well and my best to LR.

KB: very glad to hear that the sniffer is still operational.

Cheers,

Otis

We definitely should try to get together sometime in the near future. I realise our location doesn't make it easier, but we do visit the Netherlands once or twice per year.