Not in the office on Thursday either...

[byslantedlight]

Well I was sort of in an office, and worked hard actually - all that thinking about Rasch graphs, and Wright Maps and... quite brain-exploding stuff it was... and now of course there's the coursework about it - eeep! We finished early though, and I didn't get a headache today, and then I ended up deciding not to trog around London when I had no particular plans and did have luggage, so I walked over the river (well, on the bridge, not actually... *g*) and caught the train and was home in time for archery, but then I was quite tired and didn't go after all. I would have had to rush, and miss dinner, and... so no.

But London was lovely and London. Here's the view out my hotel window, and a London-y contre-jour (thanks gvenanne!) photo...

And then this church was down on Aldwych, on my way out, looking all like spring... ...and I cut through Somerset House, which I always like too. I almost nipped into the exhibitions, but nothing quite grabbed me enough.

Over Waterloo Bridge I went (and hey, I have a reason to remember which one this is, now!) ...and then I was on the other side of the river...

...heading for a strange new (still old, unlike Kings Cross) railway station... ...and catching the train, and leaving London...

And when I got home - I had mail! My favourite was my copy of Jackdaw, which finally arrived, so I made the appropriate cocktail, and settled down to read for the evening... *g* Oh, and how much do you love the cork on the Prosecco - it's an angel! Okay, it's instructions to use a corkscrew but... it's the Prosecco angel! *vbg*

(And okay, it's totally messed up reading lj on my phone, but lj is fast at uploading photos now - the fastest photo uploads I've ever seen!)

And finally... that wasn't the first time I've been away for a night or two since I moved in here, but somehow it's the first time that coming home felt like coming home, and being glad to be home, and that was rather nice too... *g* Now I'm off to my own soft bed, in my very own bed, with my very own books... *vbg* And even though there's a day and more's work in it - tomorrow's Friday - hurrah!

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[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

Lovely photos! I haven't been to London since last December and I've got withdrawal symptoms!

We were staying in Bloomsbury on our last visit too - it's a lovely part of London, I'm very fond of it. There's some wonderful little streets hidden away around there if you go exploring, I always seem to discover something new.

The Charm of Magpies books are on my shopping list! I've got them on my Kindle (apart from Jackdaw) and I really enjoyed reading them, but it's not the same as having the actual physical books, is it? I do need to get those paperbacks... *g*

Ooh, what is the cocktail, by the way?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I do miss being able to nip down to London, I must admit - though I didn't do it as often as I should have (I suppose we never do, do we...) I seem to end up in Bloomsbury alot - well, I suppose Job 2 is based around there and has been for years, so the Brit Mus feels like familiar stomping ground these days - except yes, there are still so many streets and directions to explore. I'm still working out some of the big ones, too!

It's so nice to have the Charm of Magpies books in paperback! But - you've not read Jackdaw yet? I never thought I'd say this, because I adore the other three+ books beyond sense, but I almost like Jackdaw best of all...

The cocktail was a Crane and Day. *vbg*

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

except yes, there are still so many streets and directions to explore. I'm still working out some of the big ones, too!

Have you come across Woburn Walk yet? We stumbled across it last December, and it was completely new to us. It's just at the Euston Road end of Woburn Place, and it's a magical little street. It wouldn't be out of place in a Crane and Day novel! *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can't think of Woburn Walk offhand, but it definitely looks pretty, and somewhere that I should go and find! *g* I'm back in... oh, April and June (!) so I shall have to see if I can track it down! Oh, and I can just see Stephen and Lucien strolling home along it one night - yes! Another reason to go and find it... *g*