Oh To Be In England

[joggerjayne]

On a day like this, this is just the best place in the world, isn't it.

And it's been like this all week.

Last night I plumped for Mexican. Meeting for voddies at seven tonight. The sun will be streaming up the lanes and blazing over the rooftops. I wouldn't even bother taking any shoes with me, but ... I might slip some emergency flippies in my bag ... just in case.

So, fish? tapas? Italian? Thai? (the Thai restaurant does have the benefit of a cocktail bar upstairs!), bar meal? ...

God, I just totally love England.

Oh, this was cool ... last night, Leonard Cohen played at the ghastly Brighton Centre. So about 11.00pm, three of us are heading down to the beach for a few drinks at The Fortune Of War when we are swamped by hundreds of people, spilling out of the gig. The F of W is straight across the road from the horrid Brighton Centre and down the steps to the beach ... a natural path to follow. So for the next hour or so, there's a huge party down on the beach with all the gig goers.

Actually, I'm not sure that Leonard Cohen is a natural prelude to a spontaneous party, but hey ho, that's England for you. And as already established, England is totally the best place in the world. Scotland and Wales are probably quite good too. And Ireland.

Is it time to go out yet?

[tiggerblue10]

Apart from Croydon!

[joggerjayne]

Obviously

[rockyracoon]

Jeez JJ, I wish I had half your energy, just reading that makes me knackered.

[rsvp]

JJ I just love your enthusiasm !!! I totally agree UK is the most amazing place and after a lifetime of globe trotting I 'm settled here until I pop my clogs. It's time to go out when you think it's time to go out.

[joggerjayne]

But there is Costco.

And So Cro is quite fashionable.

And Croydon has given the world Kate Moss, and Naomi Campbell, and Susanna Reid. Oh, but also Crystal Palace.

[Psybbo]

I wish I was there!

[tiggerblue10]

Don't think I've ever been to the Costco. Been to Macro though.

I'm seriously thinking of moving down to So Cro in the not too distant future :o)

[carrust]

I'm been taken out for dinner tonight to a Spanish tapas bar.
Does tapas mean small portions in English?

[joggerjayne]

Rocky ... this weather just makes you feel fab, doesn't it?

Walking along the prom with the sun on your face, and your shoes in your bag, you can't want to shout WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

(and maybe throw in a bit of arm waving for good measure)

[joggerjayne]

rsvp ... good decision ... and I hope you get lots more sunny periods like this.

[B00]

What's up with this Brighton Centre? Is it full of peasants and those riff raff type of people?

[joggerjayne]

Psy ... you could come!

[joggerjayne]

carrust ... yes, lots of small plates of different stuff.

[carrust]

I think I'll have some bread & dripping to fill me up before I go:-)

[Ric.ror]

Oh good god Leonard Cohen must be the kiss of death for any good times

[joggerjayne]

Oh B00, it's just the most ghastly monstrosity.

Whichever town planners looked at the design for a huge, butt ugly, grey concrete horror, with a ludicrous square block on top, and thought ... "Yes, I think we could picture that on the sea front ..."

... Well, they should be chained to the railings across the road, and made to sit and look at the bloody thing.

It is, by a million miles, the ugliest building on the whole sea front.

It's probably the ugliest building on the south coast.

[joggerjayne]

Ric ... I can entertain the possibility that, after seeing LCD, his fans needed a hit of light relief ... in the form of a few drinks and some jolly music down on the beach.

[joggerjayne]

"bit" of light relief

[shoota]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Brighton_Centre.JPG

[joggerjayne]

"LC" not LCD ... stupid auto spell thingy