just when you think you have seen it all,
at one time every greengrocer and florist would come here first thing in the morning to buy produce for the day, but so many were forced to close because supermarkets took their trade the grounds of the market have become home to street theater and shops,
inside there are a number of stalls selling antiques and bric-a-brac,
we then crossed over the road to another part of the market, this one selling only second hand objects, some of the stall holders were very colorful,
we made our way back to Charing Cross, this is the ornate walk way that joins the buildings together,
next day and it was time to go, our three weeks here seemed to be over in a flash, we said our goodbyes to Steve and Kai who looked after us so well, many, many thanks for all that you both did for us, then it was it to Heathrow,
when we could afford HBO satellite television in Thailand we often watched and enjoyed a program called Deadliest Catch, it was filmed in the Bering Sea where fishermen risked their lives for Alaskan King Crab, well I said to Diana if ever she came to the UK I would buy her some king crab,
and there is Diana with her Alaskan King Crab - all £36.00 of it, but it did taste so good!
the first drinks were served as we leveled out at our cruising height, I then had one of those 'I wish I had not said that' moments, I turned to Diana and said 'be careful you do not spill your drink' as I turned back I knocked my glass over, in trying to catch it my beer, which was open, caught my hand and fell towards me, as it hit the folding table it all turned to bubbles and just shot out of the can like a jet stream, over my shirt into my lap through my trousers and underpants and in to the seat, I decided that I would go to get some tissues from the toilet,
then things got worse, as I got up there was at least 3 or 4 millimeters of beer sloshing around in my right shoe that I had taken off for the flight, so holding my shoes with beer in them I made my way to the toilet, I washed my shoes out with fresh water and dried myself as best I could, all this just 40 minuets into a 12 hour flight, worse there was hardly a drop of beer left in the tin!
2 comments:
Hi Stan. I just finished enjoying your photos. A lovely trip, and I'm sure Diana will remember it for the rest of her days.
It reminds me of the winning joke at the Fringe Comedy Contest this year: "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again."
Dear Jil, great fun taking the Photos, Diana is still talking about it now, also some of the places she wants to go to next year! but if funds permit I might hire a car and travel around a bit more, maybe even drive to Scotland! We hope you all are well, for us we are fine but my computer is not speaking to my camera or vice versa so waiting for the computer guy to call again, best regards, Stan and Diana.
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