London is fantastic!

[gness]

Had a super weekend. When I go anywhere I smile at and chat to anyone within a yard of me....bit like the village idiot on speed. London was just the same when I arrived. Everyone happy and in Olympic mood and so friendly. I had so many chats!
The play was great and the cricket even better. No big hitting which I love but steady and a great result. Lovely cricketers and fun fans!
But how was this? I stayed in a hotel in Camberwell which had Roman Catholicism/Day of the Dead as a theme. The taxi driver couldn`t find it so...he turned off his meter and drove around til he did. Generous or what!!!
Then D3 who was staying with friends joined me for breakfast and because we were all getting on so well ( I did try to fit her up with the guy on reception) they refused to add her breakfast to my bill...on the house! How nice...a super taxi driver and a great hotel!
So I'm loving Olympic London........nice if it continued.

[excelsior-1]

hello gness.

glad you have had a great time in london.

i'm overdue for a trip down there again.

planning end october - when i shall go to
the west-end and watch the new 007 movie.

[DTCwordfan]

Are you still in London then, gness.....? Glad to hear that you have had a good weekend......enjoy the Paraolympics - do we get to see you in the main stadium on Tuesday?

xx

[parkie]

Hi gness. Amazing what results you get when you flutter your eyelashes. Do all these people know of your reputation with the opposite sex?

[gness]

Hi guys. Back home til Tues when It's Paralympics. I`ll wave DT.
The two guys who accidentally sat on my lap do now Parkdale. Oh really Mother!! is still ringing in my ears.
Had dinner with D3, her best friend and her Ma who is the Jewish version of me. A fun night and two daughters raising eyebrows. How we both ended up with such sensible daughters is beyond us.

[DTCwordfan]

AbFab in the making?

[gness]

Do you know DT. I hadn`t thought....but yes!

[DTCwordfan]

Going to say night from here - for some reason, knackered tonight. Posted an old drawing on Arts and the Good Morning thread this morning (theyare the same, gness). Night all.

[gness]

Me too I think. Night DT. x

[albaqwerty]

Gness, you had an absolute blast!!! Wonderful.
Hope Tuesday and Wednesday will be as good :-D x

[lady-janine]

have a good time gness (i'm sure you will). london reinvigorates the blood y feel as though you are coming alive. enjoy.

[gness]

Thank you. I just loved all the friendliness as soon as I arrived. The train on the way home was busy with Olympic goers or beeners? and watching the kids with their flags and chatting about what they`d seen was nice.

[emmie]

glad you like our city, sadly it's not always in the party Olympic frame of mind, when it is, it's the best place to be.

[joggerjayne]

still a bit smelly though

[gness]

Hi Em...I go to London quite often and the difference at the weekend was so nice...except for the taxi drivers! They will be happy when it`s back to normal.
Don't think I could live there because I like quiet but when I visit I love the theatres, restaurants and just people watching. Walking around Camberwell on my own at midnight was fascinating.

[gness]

I carry one of those little pomander bags JJ. :-)

[emmie]

Camberwell on your own, not good... cabbies are always crabby, take no notice, as to the people, well some may pong, however i do not.