National Portrait Gallery, Ex-Colleague Social, & Sutton Hoo Gallery
Last Friday night, I was back with London Social & Cultural Meetups , who were having a wander around the National Portrait Gallery . Quite a rush to get out, what with getting the blog up to date.. it took half the day. So I didn't have time to eat before meeting them. The bus was a bit tardy - and Lord, it was crammed: and wow, the ignorance of some people; a guy with a crutch, walking stiffly, got on with me, and not ONE of all the kids occupying seats got up to let him sit. To add insult to injury, a couple of teenage girls blithely went and sat in a couple of seats, when they came available - he did manage to get a rear-facing seat at the same time, but I don't blame him for giving them a dirty look.. Anyway, I got to sit soon afterwards, and the crowds had mostly eased by the time I got off. The bus was finishing early, but happily was going far enough for me. Checking, it seemed I'd be as fast walking the last bit as taking a bus for one stop - so I did, sto...