Greater London

We had researched last night how many ecclesias were around London and decided on Watford for tomorrow as that was where Bro Harry Tennant had gone and Eli was keen to visit. It appeared to be within the metro line. So we headed out for a morning walk towards the line we needed to be on.

The problem with the subway is it’s so warm! You’re all rugged up in winter clothes so you get very hot but there’s no point removing them as you’ll be getting off again and heading back into the cold!
I love how you can tell the train is coming by the whoosh of air that it propels out the tunnel in advance.

So, we made it to where we had to change lines for Watford Junction. What we hadn’t realised was that it goes from the subway to the above ground rail which is more expensive and only comes every 15 minutes. We had aimed to arrive about 10.30 but due to a bit of mucking around figuring out where to go and how to get a ticket for the above ground we were going to be arriving too late. We still needed to walk there from the station as well. We would miss half the meeting 😩 so we reluctantly pulled the pin on it. We would have to have our own meeting later.

So our trip to this side of London wasn’t a complete waste of time - we decided to go on a stop further to the Camden Markets and had a wander around there. We came here last time but it looked a little more built up than we remember. We stopped for coffee and some fancy croissants before having a wander.

We walked through Mayfair which certainly looked as wealthy as it is expensive on the Monopoly board. Many fancy cars were parked in the streets here.
We shared lunch at a church in Mayfair that had been converted into a food hall - how hardly the rich need God!

More walking around - we came to Hyde Park and listened with amusement at Speakers Corner where heated debates were going on. This is an area where free speech open-air public speaking is allowed.
We also saw people gathering in Hyde Park for the Oct 7 Memorial for the Jews. I can’t believe it’s been a year already.

After this we headed back to our hotel for a couple hours. I tried wearing my joggers today thinking they would be better for my feet - but my feet were aching by the end of the walking today so I’m going back to my crocs!

We went and saw Shakespeare’s ‘A Comedy of Errors’ at the Globe Theatre tonight which was fantastic and so amusing. The Globe Theatre is built where Shakespeare originally set up his theatre and has been constructed in the manner his was. The bench seats were quite narrow though and not very easy or comfortable to sit on - even with cushions! Maybe that was to make sure you stayed awake!Read more