Tonight, Let's Do This was off to a jazz evening at Two Temple Place. Beautiful venue - a lovely evening was to be expected. Well, our evening meeting was rescheduled, and when it got to a certain time, rather than get into anything major, I set off - quite early. Got the bus to the West End, and with time to kill - and a Pret across the road - popped in there for one of their excellent chocolate "mooses". Which I took down to Temple Place with me. Jeez, I wasn't anticipating the wind, though - I was to be glad I went with my winter coat again, it was bitter! Anyway, I had my moose, and was reading the paper when our organiser arrived.
Inside the gate was a much better prospect, out of the wind, and that's where the group ultimately congregated. Much of the discussion centred on our two members who were just back from India's Golden Triangle - independently! Both agreed it was breathtaking. Anyway, although our organiser had printed off tickets for us, we didn't need them - just meandered in as we felt like it. And, with the cold, we soon did.
Beautiful building - now kitted out with all sorts of jazz memorabilia. I'd be surprised if anyone didn't find something to keep them occupied, in here:
More photos here. There is a bar - though we didn't avail of it. There's a live band, upstairs, which is excellent, and which we listened to for quite a while. Newsreels and other old films are projected on the walls, constantly displaying footage of dancers and musicians of the roaring 20s. And the single object that caught our attention most was something that we associated with our own homes:
Terrific exhibition - runs till the 22nd of next month, free, and highly recommended. And of course, you get to gawk at the gorgeous architecture while you're at it.
Afterwards, we repaired to the nearby Edgar Wallace, where we admired the decor:
..and seeing chicken curry was the special, I thought, ooh yes, and ordered it. Unfortunately, although tasty, it was quite dry - personally, I'm used to having some sauce left on my curry - and there was far too much food. I don't think I can have eaten half. Never mind, as we watched the lawyers pass with their cases full of paperwork, we had a good old chat, and it was indeed a lovely evening.
Inside the gate was a much better prospect, out of the wind, and that's where the group ultimately congregated. Much of the discussion centred on our two members who were just back from India's Golden Triangle - independently! Both agreed it was breathtaking. Anyway, although our organiser had printed off tickets for us, we didn't need them - just meandered in as we felt like it. And, with the cold, we soon did.
Beautiful building - now kitted out with all sorts of jazz memorabilia. I'd be surprised if anyone didn't find something to keep them occupied, in here:
More photos here. There is a bar - though we didn't avail of it. There's a live band, upstairs, which is excellent, and which we listened to for quite a while. Newsreels and other old films are projected on the walls, constantly displaying footage of dancers and musicians of the roaring 20s. And the single object that caught our attention most was something that we associated with our own homes:
Terrific exhibition - runs till the 22nd of next month, free, and highly recommended. And of course, you get to gawk at the gorgeous architecture while you're at it.
Afterwards, we repaired to the nearby Edgar Wallace, where we admired the decor:
..and seeing chicken curry was the special, I thought, ooh yes, and ordered it. Unfortunately, although tasty, it was quite dry - personally, I'm used to having some sauce left on my curry - and there was far too much food. I don't think I can have eaten half. Never mind, as we watched the lawyers pass with their cases full of paperwork, we had a good old chat, and it was indeed a lovely evening.
Tomorrow, Walking Victorian London has a walk around Il Quartiere - Tales from Italian Clerkenwell. Excellent - I've had my eye on that for a while.
On Friday, Helen's in town, so we're headed for lunch, somewhere TBD. In the evening, I'm back to Ireland for the weekend again.
On Monday, London Dramatic Arts was going to Caroline, or Change, at Hampstead Theatre. As usual, too expensive for me, and I got my own ticket, at about half the price. She was only going with one unnamed guest, and now doesn't seem to be going at all..
On Tuesday, Funzing (via Meetup) is throwing up a couple of things I've already done, and several I'm not interested in. The CLOG has an interesting-sounding walk - but frankly, I find them a bit clingy - not inclined to go again, I don't fancy the constant pressure to join for good! I was thinking of a film, but what came up was Makala, a documentary about a young Congolese charcoal farmer - not that interested. Instead, I'm going - with my £3.60 club - to a play called Glass Roots, in the Tristan Bates Theatre. Early bird discount price is £12..
Next Wednesday and on the 15th, I'm back with Up in the Cheap Seats; Wednesday is The Great Wave, in the Dorfman. On the 15th, the opening night of Ballet Black, at the Barbican. Sold out now.
On the 16th, Funzing - via Walking in London - has The Hidden Horrors Haunted History London Ghost Walk. Hell, the alliteration alone got me interested! Got it for free, what with a combination of my loyalty discount, and the crazy_fun 10% discount code. (They've changed to Lovefun now.)
On the 17th, London European Club organised a trip to a ceilidh for St. Patrick's Day - however, it was subsequently cancelled, for essential ongoing maintenance work on the building. Which, mind you, worked out perfectly for me, as after booking it, I discovered I'm travelling to the company's Silicon Valley office that day, where I'll be for most of the following week. It'll be my first time in California. And when I get back, I'll be turning straight around and flying to Ireland for the weekend.
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