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Left Brockenhurst at 6.15 am in plenty of time to get to Kensington by 9 am, we had no trouble getting to the M25 when we had a little hiccup with the navigator eventually got to about 10 miles out and over an hour to go when we hit the traffic jam, we finally made it by 9.30. Managed to have a quick coffee with Owen who we hadn't seen for about 3 years, it was great catching up with his news we all had to leave by 10 am we only had 30 minutes on the meter for 3 pounds, as we got close to the car there was an Parking Inspector writing out a ticket for us. d*** said you may as well give it straight to me, then he replied ' Don't have to you have 5 mins grace you have 2 minutes left'. What a relief!! then we had to make our way to Bethnal Green trying to avoid the Conjestion charge but to no avail. We did up in a Pedestrian mall with no way out but to drive right through.
Eventually made it to the Vicarage and welcomed in by Bethia, who was home studing for her exams. We were relieved to dump the car and go exploring by foot, wandered down Brick Lane so much to see alot of change in the last 2 years. We were walking along when a West Indian guy in his 30s started talking to Jane and admiring her hair, then asked if she was a good person and said she needed a hug. Then asked d*** the same question and said he needed a hug as well and walked off waving goodbye. We were in shock and immediately felt our bags and pockets to see if everything was still there. We came to the conclusion he was just a happy guy, he wasn't drunk or on drugs as far as we could tell.
Stopped for a coffee and something to eat at one of the new cafes, lots of people sitting around with their laptops plugged in, power points everywhere, never seen anything like it.
Back to the Atkos most of the family were home by then, changed our clothes and head off for Ian's 70th at Victoria, Heather was kind enough to drop us off at the Tube and arranged to pick us up later.
It was great to see Ian and Mary again and meet some of their wide range of friends, the highlight of the night was a rendiction of most of the great composers of their version of Happy Birthday played on the piano, the pianist was brilliant.
Enjoyed
Eventually made it to the Vicarage and welcomed in by Bethia, who was home studing for her exams. We were relieved to dump the car and go exploring by foot, wandered down Brick Lane so much to see alot of change in the last 2 years. We were walking along when a West Indian guy in his 30s started talking to Jane and admiring her hair, then asked if she was a good person and said she needed a hug. Then asked d*** the same question and said he needed a hug as well and walked off waving goodbye. We were in shock and immediately felt our bags and pockets to see if everything was still there. We came to the conclusion he was just a happy guy, he wasn't drunk or on drugs as far as we could tell.
Stopped for a coffee and something to eat at one of the new cafes, lots of people sitting around with their laptops plugged in, power points everywhere, never seen anything like it.
Back to the Atkos most of the family were home by then, changed our clothes and head off for Ian's 70th at Victoria, Heather was kind enough to drop us off at the Tube and arranged to pick us up later.
It was great to see Ian and Mary again and meet some of their wide range of friends, the highlight of the night was a rendiction of most of the great composers of their version of Happy Birthday played on the piano, the pianist was brilliant.
Enjoyed
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