Saturday was Toast NZ, a New Zealand music, wine and food festival. It ran from midday till about 8pm and we were going with my workmate Bevan and his friends (although we pretty much lost them the moment we entered!). It was held in a large indoor arena because the London weather is very unpredictable but it was a gorgeous day so it would have been cooler outside.There were all sorts of stalls selling everything you could possibly want, from candy stalls selling twisties, buzz bars and l&p to kiwiana stalls selling greenstone and t-shirts. The best stall by far was Kai catering which were selling the best Steak and Cheese pies ever. I had 2! And at £4 a pop they aint cheap but so worth it. I miss NZ pies! There were also places selling lamb burgers and kebabs and the like, but I was too hooked on the pies :)
One of the wine stalls was selling Aussie wine for Toast Aussie the day before at half the price as the NZ wines. Nick and I weren't fussy and actually prefer some Aussie reds so we stuck with that most of the night :) Needless to say it was a very messy day.They had various bands playing throughout the day but the highlights were opshop and Supergroove. I had missed Supergroove in NZ so was stoked to catch them in London. The acoustics were sadly terrible so you had to be right in front of the stage to hear anything decent so I headed into the mess of people and enjoyed a Supergroove set with all the old favs.
I have to say one of the most interesting parts of the day was navigating the London underground at 8pm on a Saturday when you are a little imparied :)
On Sunday we were in need of a quiet day so headed to St James Park for a picnic and chill day. Took Nick past Buckingham Palace and he was as under-enthused as the rest of us. St James Park is always a bit of fun with the squirrels though.
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