I went for a midweek-weekend in London with Frida which included a We Are Scientists gig, and a snazzy hotel.
The hotel was the Wyndham Grand, in Chelsea. Being a 5-star hotel, it's normally about £500 a night, but they were refurbishing the gym and the restaurant, so we managed to get it vastly cheaper. We weren't planning on exercising or restauranting anyway, so it made no difference to us!
Frida relaxing in the lounge area
One of the TVs
Masses of marble
The hotel suite was the poshest i've ever seen. It was almost too extravagant, with two flat screens TVs, a bathroom with more marble than Lord Elgin, and a bed roughly the size of Belgium.
The We Are Scientists gig was in a tiny venue called The Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. There were about 200 people there, and many of them seemed to be press or radio DJs, as the show was part-previewing their new album.
Before the show, Frida and I spied the singer sidling past the bar, so we went up, said hello, and got our photo taken with him.
A rather blurry, but vaguely-alright photo of the gig
Frida, Keith Murray and MeThe next day, I foolishly decided to accompany Frida to Oxford street. For those of you who do not know her particularly well, she likes to shop. A lot. Luckily, i'm quite good at moaning, so we eventually compromised and went shopping, but for coffee. Yum.
From a teaching point of view, visiting London is good, as it seems to be one of the pupils' favourite post-holiday question: "Deed you go London et see ze qween élizabette two? ". This time, I can actually say yes, and tell them all that the Queen is very well, thank you very much.
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