Some pictures (and stories) from Mick's and my adventures last week.
Mick had a 10 day business trip in London and, having just done one a month earlier, told me he could not do it again without me. So, for my birthday, he bought me a plane ticket to go with him. Because of the crazy year I've already had, I had 0, yep zero, vacation days left so I packed up my home office and brought it with me to the UK.
We were there for the last 3 days of the Olympics (with no desire to try and attend any events, mind you) and while Mick spent most of that time at the office, I took the time to explore the neighborhood of Shoreditch and work out of a few different restaurants/cafes each day. The people watching was superb.
On the last day of the Olympics, evening came and Mick was still working away (poor guy). I decided to catch a bus to a nearby park where the closing ceremony was being broadcast for free to the public. What I should have realized is that 'free to the public' means 'sleep over night to get a spot' and that casually strolling in 10 minutes AFTER the ceremony starts would not land me a place to watch. After being turned away by a nice police man who asked me if I was from Canada (Really?), I began to walk back to the Shoreditch area, figuring I will catch the ceremony (at least the Spice Girls part) at a bar near the hotel. A young boy saw my face (a bit disappointed at my failed mission) and exclaimed "Cheer up Darling! We got THIRD!". This is the point when I started to notice the excitement in the air. Team GB had placed 3rd in the Olympics and they were excited about it. Just being there for that night and the energy in the air is something I won't soon forget.
Other cool things happened, like when we got to go see Sweeney Todd, I may or may not talk about them here in the future :).
Here are the pictures I mentioned before I started rambling, and yes, nighttime was about the only time Mick and I got to see each other.
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| Red Market |
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| Kebabs at Red Market |
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| This place is basically a playground for adults |
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| Hoxton Square Park |
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| It was only fitting that I try this beer. I was a Shoreditch blonde for the week :) |
Sounds like you had some fun adventures! Did I ever tell you about the time that my family and I were in Florida and got mistaken for being Swedes?
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