(excerpt from May 18 journal)
Trains in England are far more effective (as expected) than in the US, and within four hours (due to major detours around rail construction) we arrived in southeast England -- the same route by car, well over eight hours! Sleepy (second move in two days), but a plesant ride filled with scenery (yes, there were some blue skies and sun over yellow-flowerd fields) and cards.
A night out (Ashleigh thoughtfully met Allison and I at Marylebone & Martin picked up the three of us) neaby by Notting Hill for drinks, dinner & a show (a band Martin plays for, the Prellies, headlined the gig). Going about town on a Saturday night as locals do was worth experiencing; a random crowd from late teens/early twenties to middle aged, jeans to leather to suits. I was upset over the fare home (unsuccessfully hidden), but upon Ashleigh announcing to the driver, "There are two Americans in our cab that have never been to London!" he took us through the city center -- off meter! Seeing extrememly upscale London houses, Royal Albert Hall, St. Paul's, Houses of Parliament/Big Ben on my first night in London! Driving over the Thames!
It's been a lazy Sunday, a homemade, traditional English breakfast and French pressd coffee courtesy of Ashleigh & Martin (my first English meal last night, sasuage & mash). Productively mapped out plans (A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe tomorrow evening!), great company & a spontaneous run to the grocery for cheeses, olives, ham, fresh bread & wine.
Later: Delicious British Chinese food with prawn crackers and then, Ashliegh never seeing The Wizard of Oz (!), we held a screening!
Trains in England are far more effective (as expected) than in the US, and within four hours (due to major detours around rail construction) we arrived in southeast England -- the same route by car, well over eight hours! Sleepy (second move in two days), but a plesant ride filled with scenery (yes, there were some blue skies and sun over yellow-flowerd fields) and cards.
A night out (Ashleigh thoughtfully met Allison and I at Marylebone & Martin picked up the three of us) neaby by Notting Hill for drinks, dinner & a show (a band Martin plays for, the Prellies, headlined the gig). Going about town on a Saturday night as locals do was worth experiencing; a random crowd from late teens/early twenties to middle aged, jeans to leather to suits. I was upset over the fare home (unsuccessfully hidden), but upon Ashleigh announcing to the driver, "There are two Americans in our cab that have never been to London!" he took us through the city center -- off meter! Seeing extrememly upscale London houses, Royal Albert Hall, St. Paul's, Houses of Parliament/Big Ben on my first night in London! Driving over the Thames!
It's been a lazy Sunday, a homemade, traditional English breakfast and French pressd coffee courtesy of Ashleigh & Martin (my first English meal last night, sasuage & mash). Productively mapped out plans (A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe tomorrow evening!), great company & a spontaneous run to the grocery for cheeses, olives, ham, fresh bread & wine.
Later: Delicious British Chinese food with prawn crackers and then, Ashliegh never seeing The Wizard of Oz (!), we held a screening!
posted by Colin at
12:01 AM
3 Comments:
Colin, I love your entries!
Keep them coming!! :)
Did you know that The Wizard of Oz was the first-ever movie Brian Epstein ever saw? His mum took him when it was first-run in the theatre, 1939 ~ he must have been almost 5 ~ and they say it opened up that whole new world of entertainment to him ~ a yearning that dominated him from then on.
Not only that, but in his last year Judy Garland became a good friend. Surreal. What a magical life he had.
There is nothing like the traditional breakfast is there? Oh how I miss it!
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