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gothikmaus) wrote2015-09-01 10:07 pm
gothikmaus) wrote2015-09-01 10:07 pm
London!
Back from London. Where do I even begin? I'll just start from the end, aka the main reason I went: "Three days in the country" at the national Theatre. The play was unbelievably funny, while also being very touching. I didn't think I'd laugh so much, but there were moments when the whole theatre would just roar with laughter. And Mark Gatiss was hilarious. His character and John Simm's were brilliant.
The only negative side was that on Saturday night Mark didn't show up at the stage door after the play. :( Which is very unusual, he always stops to take pictures and sign autographs. But there was a reason, and the reason was... Martin Freeman! Yes, he was there with Amanda Abbington, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue. I did a double take when I saw them before the start of the play, I mean, what are the chances? But because Martin is a grumpy old man, he stole Mark from us and they apparently sneaked out through a side door. The rest of the cast and even Steven stopped at the stage door (there were only a dozen of people there anyway) but not Mark. I was quite disappointed, also because I was this close to buying a last-minute, discounted ticket for Friday night as well, but in the end I didn't. Of course on Friday he stopped at the stage door and everything. Oh, well, at least I got a picture with John Simm. :3
Other than that, I walked so, so much. The Tube strike got called off at the very last moment, but I mainly used buses anyway. I also had to take a trip to the Bank of England (!) to have some £20 notes changed as they were too old! Before leaving I had a look at them and said "I have a feeling these are too old, maybe I should go to the bank and check", but my mum said I was being paranoid. If you've never been to the Bank of England in the City, this is what the clerk at the entry looks like. I'm not kidding! XD Only in London...
I spent almost a whole day in Camden, where I bought this AMAZING jacket:
I've wanted a jacket just like this for YEARS and now I have it! :D Also, I did say this was going to be a fangirly holiday, didn't I?
I visited St. Paul's, went to the British Museum and toured the Houses of Parliament, which are breathtaking. And I learned that the English way of dealing with people found guilty of high treason was to hang, draw AND quarter them. Talk about being thorough.
I was also able to see a bit of the Notting Hill Carnival parade on Sunday. And, because I'm hopeless, when I was on the train to Heathrow, I almost burst out crying. It was the exact same feeling I get whenever I leave Berlin. What can I say, I have a very special relationship with Berlin, but London was my "first love" and apparently you never forget that.
The only negative side was that on Saturday night Mark didn't show up at the stage door after the play. :( Which is very unusual, he always stops to take pictures and sign autographs. But there was a reason, and the reason was... Martin Freeman! Yes, he was there with Amanda Abbington, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue. I did a double take when I saw them before the start of the play, I mean, what are the chances? But because Martin is a grumpy old man, he stole Mark from us and they apparently sneaked out through a side door. The rest of the cast and even Steven stopped at the stage door (there were only a dozen of people there anyway) but not Mark. I was quite disappointed, also because I was this close to buying a last-minute, discounted ticket for Friday night as well, but in the end I didn't. Of course on Friday he stopped at the stage door and everything. Oh, well, at least I got a picture with John Simm. :3
Other than that, I walked so, so much. The Tube strike got called off at the very last moment, but I mainly used buses anyway. I also had to take a trip to the Bank of England (!) to have some £20 notes changed as they were too old! Before leaving I had a look at them and said "I have a feeling these are too old, maybe I should go to the bank and check", but my mum said I was being paranoid. If you've never been to the Bank of England in the City, this is what the clerk at the entry looks like. I'm not kidding! XD Only in London...
I spent almost a whole day in Camden, where I bought this AMAZING jacket:
I've wanted a jacket just like this for YEARS and now I have it! :D Also, I did say this was going to be a fangirly holiday, didn't I?
I visited St. Paul's, went to the British Museum and toured the Houses of Parliament, which are breathtaking. And I learned that the English way of dealing with people found guilty of high treason was to hang, draw AND quarter them. Talk about being thorough.
I was also able to see a bit of the Notting Hill Carnival parade on Sunday. And, because I'm hopeless, when I was on the train to Heathrow, I almost burst out crying. It was the exact same feeling I get whenever I leave Berlin. What can I say, I have a very special relationship with Berlin, but London was my "first love" and apparently you never forget that.