Saturday, July 30, 2011
Horrible Histories.
We did it!
Now, at gone 10 o'clock in the evening my body is not sure how I did it.
We caught the train at 9 o'clock this morning to Victoria and then by bus to The Albert Hall.
Ecky and Lois were into conversation from the first - seem to have hit it off very well.
We were at The Albert Hall in good time - plenty of opportunity to enjoy being in the building and watching people.
This Horrible History was a combination of the horrible histories of kings and queens and life through the centuries and also the horrible history of music though the centuries and the composers. This latter gave plenty of opportunity for the full orchestra to play a wide selection of music, specially arranged and shortened so as to be able to include lots.
At the interval we met up with the Musical Arranger and organists' wife - that's my friend Barbara's daughter.
And somehow or other Helen managed to get to her husband at the organ with her daughter, Lois and Ekatarina.
We look forward to seeing Helen's pictures that she took - Almost certainly better than the ones we took from across the hall.
And then it was over - we had experienced fantastic music, humour and songs from the actors, dancing - and lots of references to poo and wee!
The children in the audience and their families were very enthusiastic in applause and cheering.
The plan had been to picnic at the Diana Memorial Playground.
Unfortunately half of London and tourists had a similar idea - the queue to get into this free facility was long.
We plonked ourselves down, exhausted and picnicked close to the queue.
Then we caught the tube back to Victoria.
We had a cup of tea there out side Wetherspoons - with views across the platforms with trains coming in and out and people scurrying along.
One of the trains was a steam hauled pullman special.
We walked to our platform - the girls went into Accessorise and tried on some hats.
FInally we were gliding smoothly over the rails back to Sussex.
The new friends didn't want to sit with the adults.
Barbara and Lois came back to our house for a while and had a cup of tea, waiting for Martin (husband) to drive up from Steyning.
The 2 girls escaped upstairs and I know email addresses have been exchanged.
My legs ache - I keep getting cramp.
And I am so, so thirsty.
But I have enjoyed a very special day. We have loads more photos - so more may appear.
And do you know it was so cheap....£29 for the 6 of us to get to London, travel round London, enjoy the concert and have a programme.
Now, at gone 10 o'clock in the evening my body is not sure how I did it.
We caught the train at 9 o'clock this morning to Victoria and then by bus to The Albert Hall.
Ecky and Lois were into conversation from the first - seem to have hit it off very well.
We were at The Albert Hall in good time - plenty of opportunity to enjoy being in the building and watching people.
This Horrible History was a combination of the horrible histories of kings and queens and life through the centuries and also the horrible history of music though the centuries and the composers. This latter gave plenty of opportunity for the full orchestra to play a wide selection of music, specially arranged and shortened so as to be able to include lots.
At the interval we met up with the Musical Arranger and organists' wife - that's my friend Barbara's daughter.
And somehow or other Helen managed to get to her husband at the organ with her daughter, Lois and Ekatarina.
And then it was over - we had experienced fantastic music, humour and songs from the actors, dancing - and lots of references to poo and wee!
The children in the audience and their families were very enthusiastic in applause and cheering.
Unfortunately half of London and tourists had a similar idea - the queue to get into this free facility was long.
We plonked ourselves down, exhausted and picnicked close to the queue.
Then we caught the tube back to Victoria.
We had a cup of tea there out side Wetherspoons - with views across the platforms with trains coming in and out and people scurrying along.
One of the trains was a steam hauled pullman special.
We walked to our platform - the girls went into Accessorise and tried on some hats.
FInally we were gliding smoothly over the rails back to Sussex.
Barbara and Lois came back to our house for a while and had a cup of tea, waiting for Martin (husband) to drive up from Steyning.
The 2 girls escaped upstairs and I know email addresses have been exchanged.
My legs ache - I keep getting cramp.
And I am so, so thirsty.
But I have enjoyed a very special day. We have loads more photos - so more may appear.
And do you know it was so cheap....£29 for the 6 of us to get to London, travel round London, enjoy the concert and have a programme.
