Who needs to hear another bloody xmas and new years story?

I like to think that over here at Nill Illigitimi Carborundum that we aspire to the alternative view on life. That everyone is an idiot.
So in that view I have forgone the usual, 'Guess what I did for xmas' story, and the even worse 'Guess how drunk I was' story in favour of a 'My life, read it' approach.
Therefore instead of the forementioned usuals, I'm going to tell you about my trip to London with an old School chum, Speedy Reedy.

I had acquired tickets for the train cheaply, and it seemed silly not to use them. So we did. We were in London by 11am, quite a feat for network rail. In the end we ended up racing Reedy's Dad to London after hearing of a last minute business meeting. So there we were, Messrs Speedy 'Hamster' Reedy, and me Bristol 'Captain Slow' Traveller, racing Bio Fuel Brad 'Clarkson' in his Coupe. (His Dads in the fuel industry, his cars petrol :) )

In theory us at 125 mph, and him limited to 7omph, should have been a forgone conclusion, even with him having a 10 min head start, and not having to stop at Swindon and Reading. And yet he beat us by 15 mins! Damn. Anyway doesn't matter. We had toilets, a bar and air con.

So into London we pull, the day Ken Livingston has put up tube fares, bloody typical. We proceeded to Cutty Sark and Grenwich. To find that the ship had lost its sails and was closed for refurb. We decided to walk the Grenwich - Island Gardens under Thames pedestrian tunnel, and in spirit of the day, we found the lifts out of service, undetermined and 300 stairs later we emerged the other side of the Thames and headed to Covent Garden. Not a lot there really is there.

So to the Strand! Here's where it all gets a bit monopoly esq. Lunch on the Strand, Coffee with Brad in Trafalgar Square. Down The Mall, through Queens Park to The Ritz. Off to Oxford St, Selfridges etc. Then Knightsbridge and Harrods.
Piccadilly Circus, Mayfair, Pall Mall. Dear god, must have looked like right tourists.

All in all a good day, topped off with Krispy Kremes.

Reedy has just started blogging, go have a look.