Tag Archives: London

Croissant quality control (Belle)

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was unhappy with the quality of croissants in general. I had taken to marching into every cafe on Holborn Viaduct to tell the proprietors that their croissants were “too doughy”. I didn’t even need to taste them to know … Continue reading →

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Poultry parkour, a strawberry queen and Harry Potter decoration (Belle)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting outside a cafe with my very old flame JHI when we saw Deptford’s famous ‘free-running rooster’ tumbling elegantly across the rooftops. I made an oath not to eat roast chicken that day. —– The documentary short featured … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged changing rooms, chicken, cliff, Daniel Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Deptford, free-running, Harry Potter, Isle of Wight, London, parkour, rooster, strawberries | Leave a comment

Cerys Matthews, fortune teller (Belle)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My friend told me I should walk to Brewer Street where I would find ‘adorable and affordable’ dresses. However, along the way I joined a queue to have my fortune read by Cerys Matthews. Cerys was standing behind a counter … Continue reading →

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Lost and found on the London Underground (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was forever finding and losing people on the London tube. One day, for example, I spotted my O level history teacher Mrs T travelling in the opposite direction on the moving walkway. Then I ran into a girl from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blue, branding, coat, companion, found, French, fun, fur, history, London, lost, O level, personal, tag, teacher, teenager, tunnel, underground | Leave a comment

Introducing the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort – and a skier in a Brian May wig (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

KPMG had poured millions into the construction of the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort. The first time that I visited it I was convinced that I spotted my school friend KC with her husband and two … Continue reading →

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Hamleys for the depressed (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Bored, lonely and depressed in London, I headed off to Hamleys. On the ground floor I visited the dull Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy exhibition. Then I walked up several flights of stairs with a pair of very overweight American … Continue reading →

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Anti-terrorism procedures at the Shard (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The restaurant at the top of the Shard was the venue for the wee reunion of some of my best friends from University: SPC (looking great and talking about her recent encounter with David Lodge), HW, JG and RA. CP … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged body, David Lodge, friend, hand, inspection, lab, laboratory, lift, London, manicure, metal, receptionist, reunion, rod, scaffolding, shard, surgical, terrorism, top, university, watch, work, wristwatch | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: London

Croissant quality control (Belle)

Poultry parkour, a strawberry queen and Harry Potter decoration (Belle)

Cerys Matthews, fortune teller (Belle)

Lost and found on the London Underground (Rousse)

Introducing the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort – and a skier in a Brian May wig (Rousse)

Hamleys for the depressed (Rousse)

Anti-terrorism procedures at the Shard (Rousse)

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