Ice skating and burgers

Days off over the weekend when you should be at work are extra sweet! Last week I booked Saturday off work so that I could go to Nanny and Grandad's birthday party. I asked Rob to arrange something fun for Saturday day time for me to look forward to in the week and he did very well. 

We woke up pretty early, put on our comfy clothes and headed to the train station. After a few train mishaps we were on our way to Ally Pally. 

We have been ice skating at Ally Pally a few times before many years ago. I love the photo below that was taken on our first trip to Ally Pally when we were 16 years old. I think this was taken after we had been dating for a couple of months. 

Once we arrived we changed straight into our ice skates and didn't waste time hitting the ice. 

We managed to snap a few action shots but it was pretty tricky as the ice rink was so busy. 

After skating for an hour or so we decided it was time to refuel in the cafe. Rob had a slush puppy and a diam bar and I had a danish. It gave us a nice sugar rush and we were soon ready to do some more ice skating. However, we decided to have a game of ice hockey! We are both very competitive and that certainly showed during the game. Rob won but I must say it was a good game.

We did pretty well at ice skating. We spent a lot of time trying not to smack into children that were prancing about all over the ice. 

After skating for a few hours we had built up an appetite. We have been on a mission to find a burger as good as our favourite Patty and Bun. I have already tried GBK, Byron burger, Five Guys and Meat Liquor. I have Shake Shack and Honest Burgers on my to try list. I had a burger recommendation from a work colleague in the form of Dirty Burger. So off we headed to Vauxhall.

First of all the burger joint was signposted straight from the tube station. That was hugely appreciated by our rumbling tummies. We practically ran to Dirty Burger and had a look at the menu. The menu wasn't very expansive but what else do you want from a burger joint other than a hamburger, cheeseburger or bacon burger? I opted for cheese and Rob chose bacon. We also shared an order of onion rings. Everything we ate was incredible! The onion rings were some of the best I have ever eaten. The burger was amazing. The meat was really tender and cooked perfectly medium rare. It didn't quite match up to Patty and Bun but it comes in a close second or third. I am salivating just looking at these pictures.  

We headed home with tired legs and full bellies.