We got up super early today, unusual for a Sunday....
But we're going on an expedition!!
We gotta get a train first!
AND we got a window seat!
AND WE'RE OFF!!
Oooh there's an airplane taking off!!! That means we're at Gatwick!
We saw some interesting grafitti on the way
This is an interesting bit!!
You can just about see the London Eye over there!
.... in this shot, the fire escape thingy is in the way!!
We arrived at Blackfriars Station - but we didn't get off here.
We got off here at St Pancras!!!
OH!!!
It's a blue beehive thing from Fortnum & Mason's!!!
It's to do with the 100th anniversary of Winnie The Pooh!!!
We used the convenience and left them a CD. And washed our hands carefully.
And then came out onto the Euston Road!
We had to go this way, today.
And headed off to this bus stop.
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! We got the number 73!!
We tied a beer mat onto the hand rail
Wonder where we're going.....
Went past a park.....
Oh look at that!! Egyptian revival style art deco building!!
We kept going.....
And got off here at Abney Park Cemetery!!!
WE tied a CD onto the railing outside....
And waited a bit for a friend to arrive.
When she got here, we headed into have a look round. The first marker we spotted was for Eric the Pink, Meister Dog Walker Extraordinaire! We thought he would've been a skinny 80 year old with a hot pink Mohawk and 10 chihuahuas and an Irish Wolfhound.
This one's for William Booth who invented the Salvation Army
We also found the Biggest Celtic Cross Ever Built!! It was E-NOR-mous!
We saw quite a few Celtic Cross headstones - we'll make a separate post with all the pictures in.
There were some very pretty ones though.
And some weirdly coloured ones too!!
And some had fallen over......
This one is for a lady called Margaret Graham
She was the first lady ever to make a solo balloon flight in 1826!!!
Her wikipedia entry is HERE
There were lots of little nooks and crannies and woodland pathways going off from the paved paths.
We also spotted this one which had a coloured mosaic on it and looked slightly art deco with the cutaway corners. We couldn't make out who it was for or what year (s)he was interred.
Parts of the cemetery were very dilapidated.
We found the Chapel too.
And one that had a chalk drawing on the top!
This one was for the Korean chap that headed the Korean branch of the Salvation Army!
Now that's a head STONE!!!
And then it was time to head off so we said goodbye to our friend.....
And headed off to the bus stop over the road.
We got the 73 back the way we came!
They got a floppy disc too!
And we're off!!
Went past another park....
.....we love travelling by bus!!
Ooo here's that art deco place again!
And we got off here at Islington Green!
We had to cross over to the other side, past the Street Cat Bob memorial.
And a bit further up the road, we spotted a cat in a window!!!
We arrived at Mem and Laz - we're stopping here for lunch!!
AND we got a beer!!!!
It's bigger than I am!!
Then we got a HUGE plate of steamed mussels with a bowl of fries too!!
YUM!!!
After our fabulous lunch, we headed off to the next bus stop and passed a pub called Fox On The Green.
Little Fox must be in business here.... or maybe a silent partner?
After a bit of hunting, we found our next bus stop.
And we got the 274 bus!!
They got a CD....
Oooo there's a weird sculpture!!
And an interesting building too
That's a sports place for kiddies.
They've got a murial too!!
Then we got off here and waited for our next bus.
Which was this one!!
They got a CD
Where are we going now??
OOO grafitti!!!
Oh here we are! Near Old Street Station - we gotta get another bus now!!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the 141!
They got a CD too!!
Oh wow!! We're finding lots of murials today!!
And we got off here at Finsbury Square/Moorgate! We've been here before!!
Right, now we have to walk this way to get the next bus.....
And spotted that on a wall!!
Right, down here....
Oh!! We found another Laduree shop!!!! It's closed though.
Aha here we are!
This is down the side of Liverpool Street Station!!
OK, so round the corner and then walk down here....
Aha, here we go!
It's bus number 135!!
We tied a beer mat onto this hand rail.....
Where do we go now?
Oh, here's the next stop!!! We're getting the last bus of the day!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the 205!!
They got a beer mat too!
We went through Old Street Station.....
And along here.....
Oh that's an interesting building!!
And here we are back at St Pancras!!!! What a day!!
And off to get the train home!!
We used the facilities again and left a CD on the door....
And headed off past the blue beehive again!
And our train gets here in about 5 minutes!!! Excellent!
AND we got a window seat! Excellent!
We went through Blackfriars Station.
The tide's out too!
And we spotted the Shard too!
We went through South London
And back over Balcombe viaduct
And finally arrived back at Brighton!!!
Then we hopped onto a bus ......
And got off at the last stop and raced home!!!
We're pooped!!!
