We've pounded the streets of London a lot over the past few days and have taken in the bustle of the tubes and trains with aplomb.
Yesterday we spent the day at Brighton which was a surprise and a delight. On one side of the hill lies the posh shops of Laura Ashley et al and on the other weave the bohemian type wares of the more hippy district. One of the more crazy things we saw was this:
We asked the woman where they got the name from and of course she replied 'it came from New Zealand.' When we explained that there was in fact no such place she argued spiritedly saying 'oh no...we've had a postcard from there' *sigh* Further up the street there'd been a shop called "Pokeno Pies" - there must have been some New Zild influence here at one stage!
Coveted this wee find but just know it would never fit in the suitcase. Don't know whether there's anywhere in NZ which would sell this, but I'd be in!
Have had a very literary week with a trip to the Globe where I spent not only an entertaining time on the tour, but also in the 'shop' where I bought a couple of things to take back to add to the Eng dept library. I watched the actors rehearse their closing 'jig' for Othello which was amusing given that it has such a sad and hopeless ending.
And now the OC is finely and freely initiated into the world of Dr Who after watching another two episodes of late. She espied this yesterday at Brighton and asked her mother to take this photo:
And what has this got to do with Shakespeare? Well quite a lot actually. Apparently the third series of the new Dr Who has a visit to Elizabethan England and these are the monsters we'll see:
So now we head homeward via Singapore full of new insights and visions, a litle bit of credit card overload and a bucketload of enjoyment. It will be good to get home. We are at the stage where we are looking forward to our own country again and our own bed...and the bedroom floor instead of suitcases ;-)
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