Have You Ever Been to Camden Town???

Have You ever been to Camden Town???  It's a city of Great renown.  I would say it's an "Alternative" city!  ha ha ha  It was so Fun!!!  We went with The Johnsons, a couple we met at the MTC.  We were the Only ones going to our mission and we became fast friends.  We don't always get a "P" Day because of our schedule--we teach Institute on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so Monday is a very busy day for us because of all the preparation.  (I guess if we had "devoured" the scriptures all our lives, it wouldn't be quite so challenging, but we LOVE it!!!)  Anyway just wanted to Share a special "P" Day we had with the Johnsons.  Here goes:

We had the men pose under the "legs."

 

The Marques are almost all 3D.

 

 I don't know how he does it, but there's this Bloke Again--following me.

The store fronts are Fantastic!

 

Notice the Airplane on the store across the street.  No there are Two English Blokes.

Cute aren't they?

 

If you're into hobnail boots and chains, buckles, etc. You'll find them All in Here!  I wondered where all this stuff came from.  Now I know.  We also saw all sorts of hair styles, hair colors, and make-up.  I just missed a girl with turquoise hair and strange make-up.  I tried to find her, but she disappeared.  She must have sensed that I was after her.

It's really quite an Amazing place to see.

 

It's probably better to go in the spring or summer as it was a bit rainy and cold, but still a lot of Fun.  The river goes through the town and they have outdoor cafes all along it and you can also take a boat ride.  This day we preferred to East Inside where it was Warm!

 

Like I said, you can find just about Anything in this town.  Good place to shop for costumes (if you have a good budget)!  I was in layers, so looked a bit Larger.

 

We had just had some Hot Chocolate to warm us up.

 

What could we do???  We Had to Fit in!!!  ha ha ha  (The weather ruined my hair.)  I ended up having to wear my coat over my jacket because it just got too cold, but we did walk around like this for a little while. 

 

All in all it was a very Fun & Needed Day!!!  We went to "Byron's" for delicious hamburgers and then we went to the movies.  We saw "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and really enjoyed it.  It was interesting.  We were in a small theatre and we had chairs like you have in "Home Theatres."  There were only about 50 seats.  There might have been a few more, but it was very small. 

 

We left the Johnson's at around 5pm and were going back to Gravesend, but when we got to our station, it was so Busy and Crowded, we suddenly thought, why are we going home???  So we walked over to Leicester Square and looked around and saw a big movie theatre there and on a whim, we decided to go see another show.  So we bought tickets to Hunger Games.  They reserve the seats over here, so you don't crowd in an get there early.  All the seats are assigned.  We could only go in 10 minutes before the movie started.  So we walked around Leicester Square and ended up getting some KFC.  (It was packed, but we found a seat.)  The only thing about it over here, is you have to add Salt!  They don't use as much salt over here as they do at home.  But it did the trick!  Because Hunger Games has been out for so long, the theatre was even Smaller than the one in Camden Town.  I guess with real estate at a premium, they don't like empty theatres, so if a movie is real popular they get the Big screen, and they graduate them down.  I think we were in the smallest one.  Like I say, more Adventures!!!

 

We're Loving it here!!!  We're hoping to be able to get a few more "P" Days, but Byron has got us so booked (he's trying to keep us Busy) that we don't have a lot of spare time for our Adventures, but that's the way we wanted it.  We came over here to Work! 

 

Oh, and we got a CAR!!!  We went 5 months to the day without a Car!  We think we've died and gone to Heaven!!!  We got our car on January 10, 2014.  It's GREAT!!!  We can accomplish a Lot more.  Now we just have to be Careful about our waistlines!!!  Anyway it's late but I thought you'd want to see our Adventure in Camden Town.

 

Bye for now!

Christmas with the Lovells

John, Amy, & Preston came for Christmas!

 

This is the front of their flat.  Amy's brother was staying in London and they had extra room, so the kids stayed with them for two nights & got a chance to visit before he had to go back to Israel.

 

They came a couple of days early.

 

 

This English Bloke keeps popping up, especially when we're in front of a Byron's.  They make the Best hamburgers!!!  Would definitely recommend them!

 

  We met up with the kids on Christmas Eve Day and spent the entire day with them in London and loved every minute of it!!!  Our first stop was in front of Big Ben.

 

We got caught in a downpour and when it stopped we took pictures in front of West Minster Abby.

It was closed for the day, so we weren't able to go inside.

 

We Never get tired of London!!!  It's a Beautiful City!!!

 

Couldn't resist this one.

 

We did a first--we Walked across Tower Bridge!

 

We Explored the "other" side of the Thames & it was Fun!

 

It looks like we're in front of a backdrop, but it was all REAL!

 

Christmas Morning in our little flat.  It was Great!!!

 

Our Missionaries--came over to call their parents.  Elders Kgwatiane & Palmer. 

They were pretty Excited!!!  It was fun for us to hear their laughter and Excitement

as they talked with their families.  (We couldn't hear their conversations, we gave

them some privacy.)

 

Just a couple of "Old" people looking at wonderful pictures!!!

 

Preston in his little Tug Boat sweatshirt.

 

Boxing Day--we went to Canterbury.  Lovely city!

 

One of the canals that goes through the Old section of Canterbury.  Very Quaint!

 

This is the Famous Canterbury Cathedral where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.

For all of you who studied the Canterbury Tales in English, this is where Chaucer & his

tales were going on their pilgrimages. 

 

Some of the stained glass inside the cathedral.

 



We also made it to the White Cliffs of Dover while the sun was still up.  We

were lucky, because we only had 7 hours of daylight while the kids were here.

We didn't get to Dover until about 3 in the afternoon and it was DARK by

4:30pm.

 

This is the English Channel.  We could see France in the distance.

 

On Friday after Christmas our Bishop and his wife and daughters were so kind to us and invited

Preston over to their house to spend the day with them so we could take John & Amy to the Theatre.

We went to Les Miserables  and LOVED it!!!  Preston was spoiled rotten by the Warner's.  They

played with him, took him to the park, had a huge bouncy ball for him, read to him, etc. etc. etc.

He didn't even Notice that we had left!!!  When we came back Preston was still Loving his new

found friends.  Not only did they babysit for us while we went to the show, but they insisted that

we have dinner with them before we left.  Couldn't have asked for a Better Day!!!  Thank You Warners!!!

 

Saturday we sent John & Amy to London on their own & we kept Preston and took him down

to the Thames and let him feed the birds.  He Loved it.  We took all kinds of bread and the

birds loved it too.  We took him for a walk around Gravesend and just had a great day!!!

 

 

Sunday after church we drove over to East Grinstead and visited the London Temple Visitor's

Center.  It was a Beautiful day. 

 

We couldn't have had a better time with the kids.  It was GREAT!!!  What

a Wonderful ending to spend our last afternoon on the Temple grounds.  It was

Beautiful!!!  (Our Close friend is the Head Gardener there--Nick Palmer.  He has

done an Excellent job with the grounds!!!  Can't wait to go back!)

 

This was a most Great Holiday!  I don't think it could have been better.  Thank

you John & Amy for sharing your Christmas with us!!!

 

That's all she wrote! 

Bye for now.