FORTYODD

Friday October 7th 2005

Time to visit London, it is an exciting City, I just would not want to live or work there.

Destination Dirty Dicks.

Outside Dirty Dicks

Steve Eagle (seagle@tyser.co.uk) and Graham

Steve met us for a lunchtime social

he was working for Bland Payne (now Marsh) in Norwich when Graham started.

Paul Wakefield also joined us but he stayed for lunch;

which today was at the Grenadier restaurant, above the Gun Public House

Steak and Kidney pudding

Mmm....Steak and Kidney

Tim and Richard. No room for steam pud desert.

This area used to be the fruit and veg. market, establised around 1682 the actual market moved North to Leyton several years ago.

The old area is now built over with various office and shop developments.

Talking of veg, the "Gerkin building" (30 St Mary's axe) was within camera range.

The Lads, DaveW, PaulW, Tim, Graham, Richard, DaveF and me taking the picture.

Walking past Dennis Severs' House.(red shutters) 18 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London.

A 200 year old, "artistic experience" We kept walking.

Check it out

I n The Princess Louise Pub
208 High Holborn

Spend some time gawping at the ceilings.

Shame about the ales, only Sam Smith's on offer.

TAXI!

"Well I never" This cab's got a telly

Don't get thart in Norwich.

I can't see it.

Close your mouth when chewing.

The 19.30, 20.30 and 21.30 trains were cancelled.

We had to get the 21.35 to Ipswich, this was train extended to Norwich

but stopped at every station. We finally arrived home at ten past midnight.

Thanks

British Rail, or whatever!