London Still Rocks!

Last night, headed with TAC again, for  Ruthless  at  Arches Lane Theatre . Had to drag myself from work, and goodness knows I had enough of that to do.. I figured I could still make it by bus though, I was planning to eat in Nando's , which Google Maps said was nearby, in the revamped Battersesa Power Station . And that'd be quick. Oh wow, was that a mistake.. traffic was like treacle, and when I had to change buses there was no sign of the one I wanted, so I had to take one that I had to change from again. By the time I was doing that, I was in danger of falling outside the hour during which I could get unlimited travel on the Hopper fare - I didn't check whether I did actually get that last trip for free. That last bus was packed, too - I was lucky, laden with a laptop as I was, that someone volunteered me his seat. Interestingly, I caught that bus outside the Royal Hospital Chelsea , and got on with a jolly crowd of Chelsea Pensioners .. Gratefully disgorging myse...

Last Wednesday, I was supposed to be back with  London Literary Walks  (LLW) for  Ian Fleming, Winston Churchill, Isadora Duncan . Meeting in the  Bag o' Nails  pub beforehand- and wouldn't you know it, it's another   Greene King ! So I booked to eat there beforehand. But the day before, he checked the weather forecast - and discovering that it was supposed to lash rain, he postponed it - to a day I can't go! Ah well - so I cancelled that dinner as well. Instead, I headed with TAC to the opening night of  Silence! The Musical ! a parody of   The Silence of the Lambs , of all things! Well now, I could hardly resist.. especially since there's a chorus of, eh, lambs. Showing at   The Turbine   - and I booked   Cinnamon Kitchen , next door, for dinner. Where I thought I probably wouldn't have lamb.. Again, far enough away that I had to use the Tube . Happily, the Jubilee Line wasn't too crowded. First time I've taken the Northern line ...