We're just home from a few days in London - had a great time visiting exhibitions and museums. Since we live in the middle of nowhere we especially enjoyed the novelty of hopping on and off buses at the drop of a hat. I could ride the London buses for many days before I tired of it!
But its good to be home, the air is fresh and the local news feels oh so familiar!
London - love it or loathe it?
And when you've been away what makes you happy to be home?
I love London,we go 3or 4 times a year,see a show,eat in Chinatown and Brick Lane and just wander,and when I win the Lottery I will buy a flat on the river near Westminster,so that I can have drinks on the balcony overlooking the Thames.
I love London,we go 3or 4 times a year,see a show,eat in Chinatown and Brick Lane and just wander,and when I win the Lottery I will buy a flat on the river near Westminster,so that I can have drinks on the balcony overlooking the Thames.
Daughter used to buy us theatre tickets in London for Christmas occasionally
I had to ask her not to do it any longer. I hated the crowds, couldn't cope with it at all. Never felt so panicky in my life.
I lived in London fron 1989 to 1990 and loved it, but only because my employers paid for me to live in a hotel in Bloomsbury which was very nice. Loved the theatres and shopping, going to Covent Garden and the Sunday market at Camden Lock.
I was offered a permanent job there but couldn't have afforded the same way of life, plus day to day it was far too busy for me.........met some lovely people though who I still keep in touch with.
I think Sir John Soane designed the previous Bank of England building - which was demolished in the 1930s to make way for the current one.
The museum is a quite extraordinary display of his various collections of art/sculpture/memorabilia - a magical haven of quiet in the middle of London.