the reason for this overseas trip is almost upon us
the graduation ceremony for holly's mba ex cambridge
today we pick her up from heathrow and head back to london
we have a car park pre-organised at euston so that is the target
silly us spend a lot of time avoiding the dreaded congestion area
mistakingly believing signs for controlled zones are one and the same
so plenty of detours taken and plenty of back-street london seen
not such a bad thing before the penny drops and we get it right
ignore the controlled zone signs unless you are car-parking
so then quickly to euston to park the car and into the tube
we've got some more european rail travel tickets to obtain
after which the girls make the most of the shops on offer
me - well into the swing of it all in london town now
people-watching and general looking and observing
this place buzzes - one overhead comment -
in london you feel your life accelerate
pretty right actually - it is a frantic pace
or at least on the street where it's full on
relief taken at another chinatown restauarant for yum char
re-grouping and discussions for the afternoon activities
some modern art is the consensus so we head to the tate
a converted power station and a monolithic building
4 floors of art, sculptures, installations, stuff
some - na - i could've done that (yes but you didn't)
others - yep - be happy to have that on my wall at home
the ambience of the place most effective and time flies
out into the real world and a pleasant stroll along the thames
the compulsory pimms and/or guiness at the outdoor bar
and the urge for more people-watching/shopping
so back to the circus - oxford and piccadilly
thursday evening/night is the busiest of the week
so we're caught up in tourists and locals alike out
bars over-flowing with workers indulging in an ale
us on the search for a restaurant with a difference
the wright brothers off carnaby street fits the bill
we are seated in the courtyard shared with various shops
scan the mostly seafood menu and enjoy a delicious meal
agree this is one of our better culinary experiences
then back on the street, into the tube, back to euston
an interesting drive back to chiswick gps-less
a flat battery forcing a return to the old ways
but we survive - part 3 over - next - cambridge
