London LT Meet Up 16.7.13
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1kidzdoc
LT members in attendance:
Bianca (drachenbraut23)
Darryl (kidzdoc)
Fliss (flissp)
Genny (gennyt)
Heather (souloftherose)
Luci (elkiedee)
Several members of the 75 Books group met in London this past Tuesday, during my summer vacation in the capital. The meet up started in South Kensington, where I met Genny (gennyt) at the Gloucester Road Piccadilly Line tube station. Heather's (souloftherose) train was running late, so Genny and I stopped in a branch of Starbucks for iced coffee. We then walked a block or two down Gloucester Road to Caffè Nero, a popular Italian coffee shop that is nearly as ubiquitous as Starbucks is in central London, as it was next door to Slightly Foxed Books, our first planned stop. Heather joined us soon afterward, and we had a light lunch and iced fruit drinks al fresco, as we enjoyed the summery and, at that time, non-humid afternoon. Bianca (drachenbraut23) and Luci (elkiedee) joined us within the hour.
Our next stop was to Slightly Foxed Books, which contained a small yet rich collection of new and secondhand books, along with previously out of print books under its own label.
Left to right: Bianca, Heather, me and Luci
Left to right: Bianca, Heather, Luci and Genny
From there we walked on Stanhope Gardens and Exhibition Road to the Victoria & Albert Museum. Entry was free for the standard exhibits, so we split up and each spent a little over an hour viewing a couple of rooms in the massive collection.
Afterward we had tea at Greenfield's Cafe on the Exhibition Road plaza near the V&A:
We then proceeded, like bees to nectar, to South Kensington Books, another small secondhand shop that has come under new management and has a much beter selection of books than the last time I visited it in 2007.
From there we took the Underground from South Kensington to Camden Town, and had a superb vegetarian dinner at inSpiral Lounge, close to Camden Lock, which had a very friendly staff and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Fliss (flissp, not pictured) traveled by train from Cambridge after work to join us, and we continued our good conversation past 10 pm, where the remaining LTers parted company.
Bianca (drachenbraut23)
Darryl (kidzdoc)
Fliss (flissp)
Genny (gennyt)
Heather (souloftherose)
Luci (elkiedee)
Several members of the 75 Books group met in London this past Tuesday, during my summer vacation in the capital. The meet up started in South Kensington, where I met Genny (gennyt) at the Gloucester Road Piccadilly Line tube station. Heather's (souloftherose) train was running late, so Genny and I stopped in a branch of Starbucks for iced coffee. We then walked a block or two down Gloucester Road to Caffè Nero, a popular Italian coffee shop that is nearly as ubiquitous as Starbucks is in central London, as it was next door to Slightly Foxed Books, our first planned stop. Heather joined us soon afterward, and we had a light lunch and iced fruit drinks al fresco, as we enjoyed the summery and, at that time, non-humid afternoon. Bianca (drachenbraut23) and Luci (elkiedee) joined us within the hour.
Our next stop was to Slightly Foxed Books, which contained a small yet rich collection of new and secondhand books, along with previously out of print books under its own label.
Left to right: Bianca, Heather, me and Luci
Left to right: Bianca, Heather, Luci and Genny
From there we walked on Stanhope Gardens and Exhibition Road to the Victoria & Albert Museum. Entry was free for the standard exhibits, so we split up and each spent a little over an hour viewing a couple of rooms in the massive collection.
Afterward we had tea at Greenfield's Cafe on the Exhibition Road plaza near the V&A:
We then proceeded, like bees to nectar, to South Kensington Books, another small secondhand shop that has come under new management and has a much beter selection of books than the last time I visited it in 2007.
From there we took the Underground from South Kensington to Camden Town, and had a superb vegetarian dinner at inSpiral Lounge, close to Camden Lock, which had a very friendly staff and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Fliss (flissp, not pictured) traveled by train from Cambridge after work to join us, and we continued our good conversation past 10 pm, where the remaining LTers parted company.
3rainpebble
Sounds wonderful Darryl. Thank you for posting the pictures & names. What a lovely holiday for you & the ladies; to meet one another, see the sights, shop for books, eat new things & have lovely chats. I'm happy that you are enjoying this trip so much. Thank you for sharing.
4Morphidae
Yes, thank you for putting both real and usernames! I'm so pathetic at remembering people's real names.
5sunny
Maybe add the picture of South Kensington Books on http://www.librarything.com/venue/84193/South-Kensington-Books ?
7JulsOnMars
Wow~! wonderful in this electronic age for folks to take the time to meet 1:1 enjoy coffee house chat, wonderful meals and books, so very coll :)
9kidzdoc
>7 JulsOnMars: We had a splendid day together, Juls. I also met up with Bianca last Friday in South London, with Fliss the following day to see the play The Amen Corner by James Baldwin at the National Theatre, and with Rachael (FlossieT, who couldn't make it to the group meet up) this past Tuesday for lunch. I took photos of my day out with Bianca, so I'll post them here shortly.
This is my sixth trip to London in the past seven years, and I had met Fliss, Rachael, Luci and Jenny (lunacat, who also couldn't make it to the group meet up) previously.
>8 _Zoe_: I wish you could have been with us, Zoë! I'm certain that you would have enjoyed it as much as we did. BTW, I'll be in San Francisco for a week next month (Aug 17-25, I think). Will you be in the Bay Area then?
This is my sixth trip to London in the past seven years, and I had met Fliss, Rachael, Luci and Jenny (lunacat, who also couldn't make it to the group meet up) previously.
>8 _Zoe_: I wish you could have been with us, Zoë! I'm certain that you would have enjoyed it as much as we did. BTW, I'll be in San Francisco for a week next month (Aug 17-25, I think). Will you be in the Bay Area then?
10kidzdoc
I met Bianca (drachenbraut23) this past Friday at noon at the Denmark Hill railway station in Camberwell, South London, which is close to where she lives.
The station was built in 1865, and is served by London Overground and National Rail trains.
From there we walked through Dulwich Village, a upper middle class neighborhood filled with lovely old homes. When we reached the main shopping area we had a long and pleasant lunch at Gail's Artisan Bakery, a small restaurant chain that sells enticing breads, pastries, tarts and sandwiches:
We proceeded from there to Dulwich Park, a 72 acre urban oasis that was created from farmland in the Victorian era. We walked through wooded paths for a couple of peaceful hours, stopping midway through for a snack overlooking the park's golf course.
We emerged in East Dulwich and walked through the neighborhood until we reached Lordship Lane, the main shopping street. Unfortunately the charity shops with their secondhand book offerings were closed, but we did stop for dinner at Jaflong, an excellent Indian restaurant. Bianca then walked with me to the East Dulwich railway station, and we parted just after 10 pm. At one point her pedometer indicated that we had walked for over 11 kilometers, and I'll bet that we added another 2-3 km on to that total before we parted. It was a splendid day, with great conversation, beautiful scenery, good food, and much needed exercise. Fortunately my current asthma exacerbation didn't affect me significantly, although we walked at a very leisurely pace.
Additional photos:
Houses at the entrances to Dulwich Park:
Entering Sydenham Hill Woods:
Walking through Sydenham Hill Woods (or was it Dulwich Woods?):
The station was built in 1865, and is served by London Overground and National Rail trains.
From there we walked through Dulwich Village, a upper middle class neighborhood filled with lovely old homes. When we reached the main shopping area we had a long and pleasant lunch at Gail's Artisan Bakery, a small restaurant chain that sells enticing breads, pastries, tarts and sandwiches:
We proceeded from there to Dulwich Park, a 72 acre urban oasis that was created from farmland in the Victorian era. We walked through wooded paths for a couple of peaceful hours, stopping midway through for a snack overlooking the park's golf course.
We emerged in East Dulwich and walked through the neighborhood until we reached Lordship Lane, the main shopping street. Unfortunately the charity shops with their secondhand book offerings were closed, but we did stop for dinner at Jaflong, an excellent Indian restaurant. Bianca then walked with me to the East Dulwich railway station, and we parted just after 10 pm. At one point her pedometer indicated that we had walked for over 11 kilometers, and I'll bet that we added another 2-3 km on to that total before we parted. It was a splendid day, with great conversation, beautiful scenery, good food, and much needed exercise. Fortunately my current asthma exacerbation didn't affect me significantly, although we walked at a very leisurely pace.
Additional photos:
Houses at the entrances to Dulwich Park:
Entering Sydenham Hill Woods:
Walking through Sydenham Hill Woods (or was it Dulwich Woods?):
11staffordcastle
Sounds like a lovely visit!
12_Zoe_
>9 kidzdoc: Yup, I'll be in the Bay Area for almost all of August, including the entirety of your visit! We'll have to start planning a meetup soon :). I get to Berkeley a week from today, and once all my travels are done I should finally have time to think again.
