General Chat

Five or ten minutes on the pc at the YHA Thameside to say hello and hope you are all being nice to each other back at 't mill! (if not I hope someone will fill me in when I am home ;) )

Things I love about London ... the people, the diversity, the protests/ rallies....how good it is to be in a country that allows hundreds of people to congregate in the centre of its capital and clamour for change in the way the government acts :))

Theatres :)) went to see 'Joseph' again last night , absolutely terrific, such an uplift. Tonight we are going to 'Les Mis' .... and the irony is not lost on me that this morning at 6.45 we were wakened by the sound of hundreds (?) of French voices shouting! (party of French school kids seemed to be re-enacting the storming of the Bastille in the corridor outside our room...Zut Alors! LOL

We are down in Rotherhithe, and one of the best things about that is that we are a minute from the river :)) First evening we walked quite a long way along the Thames path. Gorgeous evening, the evening sun sparkling on the water...lovely riverside apartments ( spare million £ anyone? please? lol) I love the river :) (did I hear someone say "jump" ? ;) lol) .

Anyway have a good time all ...'see' you soon :))

Rose xxx

crike rose YHA..is that a new name they use for Youth Hostels now......:}

Not sure how long they have used 'YHA' Kay lol...but yep one and the same... not in the old 'dorms' though they still have those, but a family room which is great for me and Dan , small but clean... and the hostel is nice...great breakfasts :)

Rose xx

PS I was right about 100s of kids...they have just gone through reception where I am... must have been 200 of them lol.

OH I was being jokey,,

I thought your YHA was a posh name for the pad on the top floor of Hilton.:}

Enjoy,,,,,~~

and the kids.:}}}}}

morning rose ..

glad you are having a good time ....

Seems like you are having a wonderful time in my beautiful city:)

There is never enough time to see and do all the things you want to is there?

Enjoy the rest of your stay, as I'm sure you will.

Jean x.

Oooh, Rotherhithe. My OH has ancestors from there. Glad you're having a great time.

Sue x

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Jean there isnt is there, When I went last summer BC organised a lovely day I have the most terrific time with her, it was a very tight shedule and we just didnt have enough time and talk about tiring.....I cant wait till we do it again.......its worth going to London just to see BC....lol

Edited and I can t wait till this summer when I shall meet up with Her Grace and TW as well...:-))))

Hi Rose :-) wasn't far from you yesterday, was in Tooley Street Southwark with the kids. you will LOVE les mis, what a show! enjoy the rest of your time here - hope the weather brightens up though, that wind is COLD !!
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Well have at long last seen Les Mis :)) really excellent cast (apart from 'Fantine' IMO ) , then went yesterday to book for 'Joseph' again for last night, making the most of it before it closes in a few weeks. asked about 'Oliver' while I was at Leicester Sq ticket booth..." booked till Sept" BUT...walking back from hairdressers (Sebastien... wonderful hands lol), went past 'Oliver' just as the matinee audience were going in... and got two tickets for less than half price :)) in the right place at the right time :))))
Good seats in the grand circle, perfect view and great sound...really enjoyed it !

I'm up in town on Saturday, Rose, so will wave across the city at ya - well obviously I won't really but maybe mentally;)

Sounds fantastic Rose...would love to see a London show must remember forget long haul for a few years and visit some of the sights in my own great country
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am using the internet here at YHA and it has crashed every time I have finished message so am sending short ones now lol. re 'Oliver' , go and see if you get the chance, Rowan Atkinson is very good, as is 'Nancy' and Burn Gorman who was Owen in Torchwood is Bill Sykes :). Great scenery and staging, lovely theatre too :)) ( I have a thing about theatre lol...I could happily spend my life there...in any aspect of it) .

Weather has been really kind to us..been round the Tower today , which I'd not been to before (more steps lol)

See some of you Saturday I hope :)

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Hi Uggers and Colin :))

aww Uggers I will be back in Shrops by then :( next time!

Colin, yes do try and get up to London, there is just something about this city :))

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Oh well I will just wave now from here then:) We are only separated by a few miles stretch of motorway lol. I love lots of England, town and country but London is just a bit special

Have fun, Rose

I envy you seeing Les Miserables - have wanted to see the show for so long, Lucky you

But - have to disagree with you on " how good it is to be in a country that allows hundreds of people to congregate in the centre of its capital and clamour for change in the way the government acts " - not sure how "my" govt acted the last time a congregation of people gathered?

But, how "my" govt acted in the face of Joanna Lumley was beatiful to watch. Hook, line and sinker!

Sue xx

Hope you have a good time on Saturday too:)

You know Rose I lived in Kensington for a while and saw very little of the city other than HMS Belfast, Tower of London and work

Hi Sue, what prompted me to say that was a rally in Trafalgar sq that we watched.. it was to support an 'amnesty' for the immigrants that have been here for over 6 years, living ,working, and paying tax...but not 'legal' . It is a topic that will divide opinion big time I think lol..but will put a thread up on it when I get back :))

Waving back to you Uggers ~~~~lol

Colin, think that's always the case really, you are so busy living and working in a place you don't see it the same way :)

Hello :-)

I have watermen and a barge builder in my family from Rotherhithe.