A weekend in London

Dear Sheddists,

this weekend past we celebrated my birthday with a trip to London, Greenwich to be precise.

The highlights of our visit?

Over-hearing a rather touching conversation on the Tube between two autistic gentlemen arguing the merits of prime numbers - I suspect even now they are somewhere on the Circle Line extolling the virtues of the number seven!

A fantastic walk around the quay-bound Cutty Sark, lifted high in the air to reveal her metal-skirted hull.

The climb through Greenwich Park toward the Royal Observatory to straddle the Meridian line.  How precious for a putative horologist!

Sunday morning and a visit to the Royal Maritime Museum to view a fantastic exhibition of photographic work from the late and great Ansel Adams. Then onward to the Royal Albert Hall - the shock and awe of Cirque du Soleil's, "Kooza!"

And come Monday, my birthday, the gift of a ticking mechanical watch from the Royal Observatory, its mechanical movements revealed by its skeleton-casing.

What a weekend, what memories!!

Yours as ever,

electrofried(mr)