London Still Rocks!

T onight, second night in a row with Up in the Cheap Seats , fourth Meetup day in a row of 15, was Five Days in the Sun at Sadler's Wells . Eating at The Wilmington beforehand. The buses did well - although I had fun trying to cross the zebra crossing when I was changing bus, only to have a whole phalanx of bicycles zoom past me! The last two stopped for me, would you believe.. honestly, they were the ones I looked at in disbelief.. I arrived slightly early, was sat by someone who recognised me. And I have to say, service has really improved.. it was only 45 minutes in when I'd finished my main. And what a main - the steak was lovely, the chips superb - but the sauce..! I ended up putting it on the steak, not because it needed it, but because the sauce was too good to waste! As for the wine (the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc) - nectar of the gods.. I was so sad not to have an excuse to get another glass, but I had to be going. I was in the First Circle for once - they hadn...

Last Sunday , second day in a row of what is now a run of 15 days of Meetup , I was back with Museums, Art & Culture Socials for the Korean exhibition at the British Museum . Now, I knew I wouldn't have time to eat afterwards (see below), so I went early, got off the bus early, and ate at Nando's Holborn , which had just opened for the day. And where, as usual, I was well fed - but the aircon was quite nippy! Walked to the museum - and what a joy not to be subjected to the summer queues! Not even a check for small bags - I still had the roundabout walk through the security tent, but otherwise I was straight through. Found a few of the others already in the cafe and joined them - for once, of course, I didn't bother with the food there, having just eaten.  And when it was time, we climbed to the exhibition, in the central section: Ritual rattles, my goodness: A Buddha : The most complicated-looking pipe I think I've ever seen: ..and the most ornate bell: Some beau...

On   Hallowe'en itself.. I had two Meetups ! First up was Laurence Summers and the 45+ Not Grumpies , with a walk around Sensational Soho ! My bus was, as usual, delayed - I flagged it to him, but in due course made it within the 15 minute period he waits for latecomers. Trotted along the last bit after the bus dropped me off, and there they were, outside Liberty . I'd rather not have been the one to hold them up, but well, blame traffic.. It's a beautiful building - we even crossed the road to get a better look: Of course, it's not as old as the style would suggest - 1920s or so. And after hearing about that, we headed towards the fashionable district of Carnaby Street : They're getting ready for Christmas, methinks: And we came to the great mural : I can't remember whether I knew the guy in the dark jacket was Brendan Behan - appropriately, with a drink in front of him: Spot Groucho Marx in the middle? We came to a house named for William Blake ! Came to...