London Still Rocks!

Now in the midst of three days in a row of Meetup , it's been a London Museums from A-Z (LoMAZ) weekend - yesterday was their bimonthly birthday bash, starting in Benugo Waterloo . The buses were playing with me, first not coming, then on their way.. as I told the group, I'd be fashionably late. And so it proved, with me arriving about 10 minutes after the scheduled time. Still ahead of most of the group though, who dribbled in gradually.. well done to the day's principal organiser for getting there first and securing a table! As we chatted, we unanimously decided that if there were to be a walk at all, as planned, it'd be within the station where we then were, due to the rain. And then our uber-organiser (Jonny) spotted the Well & Boot at the end of the concourse and decided to give that a try. So over there we schlepped, got a round in - I asked the barman whether he had Sauvignon Blanc and he said, "yes, would you like some?" - and spent a convivi...

Yesterday - well, I just couldn't resist going to  Bring Her Back  with  The Hideout . From the makers of the notable recent horror,  Talk to Me , this was a must-see, focusing more on those who are left to grieve. It was eventually confirmed to be in the  Vue West End , but I signed up a while ago, because I knew I wanted to go with them. Even though the  London Horror Film Group  actually went to the same film last Sunday, I'd rather wait.. :-) And anyway, if I'd gone with them, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet  London Museums A-Z .. Booked  Bella Italia  for beforehand - first time in over a  month ! Left in good time - I'd put in more than enough hours already this week, plus they give us an hour off during summer time. The restaurant had no problem seating me - down the back - a little early: and the food was gorgeous, as ever.. apart perhaps from the dough balls being a little overcooked. Service was great. I did ha...