London Still Rocks!

Tonight,  Buddies on a Budget in London  were off to the  Yamato Drummers  at the  Peacock Theatre . Their tickets were sold out by the time I came to booking this, but it was the best thing on  Meetup  for the day - so I booked my own ticket. Eating in  Cote Covent Garden . Made it just in time for my reservation - and joined the queue of people with bookings! (Anyone without a booking was politely asked to leave.) My booking was for 6pm. I got to speak to someone at 6.02, and finally got a table at about 6.10. Wow, this place is busy - one of the prime options pre-theatre, I guess! We were assured that the people were on the point of paying.. one impatient lady in the queue sniffily said that they should be MADE to leave - they had to go to the theatre, you know! She was reminded that everyone here was going to the theatre.. I ordered from the lady who seated me, straight away - why wait?! She complimented me on my wine choice, I complimented he...

Today, headed to  La Bamba  - a musical at the  Peacock . The matinee, since I had the choice - cheaper tickets that way. Just as well I checked though - I'd forgotten it was the matinee! Funnily enough, Mandy went yesterday evening . On the bus - which arrived promptly, and made good time - the driver was giving another driver a lift. And on one occasion when we were stuck in traffic, the guy who was getting the lift remarked how bad it was! Took him two hours yesterday, he said, to get from one end of the route to the other.. now, even with the rush hour, that's twice what it should take! So it's not just passengers who are inconvenienced by all these delays and detours.. I was in time to have a bite at Pret , across the road from the theatre, so I had brunch there, then moseyed across - with the crowds in the bars, and indeed the prices here, I took my seat straight away. Well, I say "straight away" - I had no idea where Row "ZB" was. Turns out, fi...