22-11 Full day today.
Out early for a coffee and roll at our favourite café on Pall Mall. Then to Trickers to drop off shoes for repair. Then to New and Lingwood for new collar. Used my Nat West Debit card to pay but clerk showed me it could be used as a "contactless" card. A revelation to me.
Off to Quaritch for 11:30 - lunch with Barbara and will drop off exhibition catalogues as gifts.
Tea with Chris at 4 at O&C then dinner and opera (Manon Lescaut).
Weather has cleared some. There is actual sun out there! Hope it holds for a while.
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Had a tea about 4:30 then car to ROH. Well in time for dinner at Crush Bar. Hardly anyone Apparently many ppl just order something for the interval as was full then. This a superb venue especially if one has tickets in stall circles. Easy access, coat check not crowded as the one near Floral Hall. Only negative is men's rooms miles away! If you have to have a slash during interval time is an issue.
But the cold supper and wine were perfection as was the opera despite all the negative comment from friends about the staging, Band was excellent and the voices really great! A superb evening over all.
Took a car to the hall but underground back. Found the station easily only negative was a stupid cow of a young bitch who soldered me out of the way on my blind side! It seems Americans are not the only rude yobs!!!
Back to O&C and stopped at bar for Cognac.
Now to bed. Need to meet JR and PO (and his wife) for lunch. Was to be a sausage fest but for PO's including his wife. Ah well...
Out early for a coffee and roll at our favourite café on Pall Mall. Then to Trickers to drop off shoes for repair. Then to New and Lingwood for new collar. Used my Nat West Debit card to pay but clerk showed me it could be used as a "contactless" card. A revelation to me.
Off to Quaritch for 11:30 - lunch with Barbara and will drop off exhibition catalogues as gifts.
Tea with Chris at 4 at O&C then dinner and opera (Manon Lescaut).
Weather has cleared some. There is actual sun out there! Hope it holds for a while.
CONTINUED:
Had a tea about 4:30 then car to ROH. Well in time for dinner at Crush Bar. Hardly anyone Apparently many ppl just order something for the interval as was full then. This a superb venue especially if one has tickets in stall circles. Easy access, coat check not crowded as the one near Floral Hall. Only negative is men's rooms miles away! If you have to have a slash during interval time is an issue.
But the cold supper and wine were perfection as was the opera despite all the negative comment from friends about the staging, Band was excellent and the voices really great! A superb evening over all.
Took a car to the hall but underground back. Found the station easily only negative was a stupid cow of a young bitch who soldered me out of the way on my blind side! It seems Americans are not the only rude yobs!!!
Back to O&C and stopped at bar for Cognac.
Now to bed. Need to meet JR and PO (and his wife) for lunch. Was to be a sausage fest but for PO's including his wife. Ah well...
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