Little Venice √
Camden Town Market √
Portobello road and Notting Hill village √
The Coronet (movie theatre) √ - “Moonrise Kingdom” by Wes Anderson, fabulous*****
Royal Albert Hall √ - Bernstein’s orchestral score for West Side Story, with the Royal Philarmonic ***
The Barbican Gallery √ - Bauhaus, Art as Life ****
Millenium Bridge √, The Globe Theater √, The Taming of the shrew ***
Football in a pub √ : Germany vs. Greece at King’s head, Notting Hill
Food at a pub: Shepperd’s pie √, Yorkshire pudding √
Colin Davis conducting Berlioz at St. Paul’s cathedral √ , awesome*****
London underground Circle Line delayed by power failure √ aaargh
Terrible traffic jams in central London √√√ aaargh
Posh at Covent Garden for the Royal Ballet √ (The Prince of Pagodas *** )
The Thames bridges and banks and the city lights at twilight √ *****
Rain and wind and sun spells and sticky humid weather √
Crowds and crowds and crowds everywhere (almost) √
Crowd also at the huge and ugly Royal Festival Hall for Salonen conducting Mahler’s second **** √
Completely exhausted, having a smooth return, on time and according to plan √
London at 9.30 p.m. 23-06-2012