london part 1

and then I hit big ole’ London town...



went to camden town with becci, we were given tickets to be in the audience for taping of a tv show at the mtv studios nearby.



our excitement was dampened somewhat when we realised that it wasn’t a mtv show, but a uktv show – which is the old folks tv station. We were the youngest people there by about 30 years. The show was excrutiating, oh well, you win some…

afterwards wandered towards soho, past the theatre where the queen musical is playing. Hmmm I think I’ll pass on that one.



Then we discovered this brilliant little original 50s café in soho



The menu was a copy of the original 50s one with scribbles and things crossed out all over it.



Dinner was incredibly yummy. I had veal escalope, becci had the cheesiest cannelloni ever, in a really good way. Dessert was steamed treacle pudding.



Went to Brick lane on Sunday for the markets





Apparently if you run an indian restaurant, it helps to have had either prince charles or posh and becks visit for a quick curry.





This glass box was the entrance to an underground club, the ground was absolutely thumping – at about midday on a Sunday.



Every now and then some extremely trashy people would emerge from below and stumble out of the doors. All the people standing around in the pic were trying to get in, but the bouncers would have none of it. The guy on the right spent the whole time bashing on the glass yelling at someone inside trying to convince them to let him in.

Later went to the Frieze Art Fair.







(that’s Jake and Dinos Chapman painting people’s portraits)

Brekkie with Becky, Dan and Jeff – I have been staying with Becky at her wicked flat in Greenwich – have to say a biiiigggg thanks! Also massive thanks to Nora for putting me up at her equally wicked flat in Kentish Town! You ladies rock!



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