9-8-2015 London

9-8-2015 London

Again a “lazy day”, I did a “random” walking tour of the Notting Hill area, walked through Hyde Park, and visited the Serpentine Gallery. I bought a Booths sandwich and sat in the park people-watching while I had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. Sun bathers everywhere and it is still fairly chilly.

Back at the Penbridge Hall I found that my laundry basket, which I left on top of the dryer while waiting for it to finish its cycle, had been nicked! I did a quick tour of the common rooms but there was "nobody there". Mystery! I got a new one from the reception after I explained what had happened. Not too unusual apparently, and they have appropriate signs re security, but a laundry basket!!! 

  
After a cup of tea I went back to work but I nearly went blind putting captions on my photographs and updating my journal/blog so decided that a session at the Proms might be a good idea. Beethoven Symphony No 5 seems like an extra good idea.

Got a bit lost in Hyde Park walking to the Albert Hall so did not get in the front of the line. Two hours in the line up for the 5 pound Gallery tickets was not enough!! That is three times I have done this with wait times varying around 1.5 to 2 hours and not really got a view; maybe I should just buy a seat ticket. 

The concert was very good and the crowd fun. The usher had to stop two idiots taking flash photos of the orchestra ("no cameras" info is on tickets, signs, etc). They only had "mobile phones" so thought it would be alright, and expected the usher to believe them. I saw another woman surreptitiously positioning a fairly sophisticated mobile phone to take a video of the performance. Amazing! 

Caught the No 52 Bus back to Penbridge Hall, chatted with fellow inmates for a bit then went to bed. Good nights sleep.