Clo's Visit

Wow. It's been a while.
Well Clo came to visit over the past week and it was wonderful to have her.
I tried spending the weeks before she came getting ahead with my final project but didn't get very far. Will have to catch up over the next few weeks.

Clo and I had a great time just hanging out, really. Sad that the weather didn't help. It's been kind of cold and just blah. She was happy to be able to wear her winter hat, coat and even gloves! Brrrr.

The only touristy thing we did was walk around Bankside, the south bank of the Thames area where the Tate Modern is. My now vast knowledge of art history failed to impress her when we came across Cornelia Parker's Thirty Pieces of Silver (1988-89). Copyright: Cornelia Parker
Several "puddles" of silver cutlery and tools are hung with wire just inches from the floor. Very cool, but I wasn't able to tell her if the artist had input on the lighting or not. I tell you, audiences are never satisfied.





We also went on a fun tour of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre which was reconstructed nearby using the materials of the day and as close to the original location as possible. There's a great little museum telling you all about The Globe Theatre and how the performances were held as well as the details of the reconstruction. From end of April (Shakespeare's birthday) to October or so, the produce several of his plays. I got tickets for Midsummer's Nights Dream for late June when my mum should be here. Hopefully the weather will be better.

The theatre was made completely of oak, with wooden nails and thatched roof and colourfully painted inside. The people who stand to watch the play are called the groundlings. Can't wait to watch something there.
The workers were setting the stage for the next production, King Lear, I think.



But most of the time we just walked around, did some shopping and had way too much to eat.
One night we went out with Anna to a Gastro Pub near home. Had 2 bottles of wine between the three of us as well as some lovely deserts:

Later on this night, Clo decides that she should register me on a singles dating site and writes the recommendation while under the influence. A riot! Just what I need. More weirdos looking me up. She really wants some guy called Sean to be her new brother-in-law! hehehe

We also met up with Clo's friend Natasha a couple of times. On Saturday we went to her neighbourhood to meet her and a friend and man it was a trek!
Firstly, we went to Kings Road to do some shopping. The Circle line was closed as it sometimes is on weekends, so we had to complete the trip with a bus. After wandering around there for a while, we had to meet Natasha all the way North-west of the city. The Bakerloo line should have taken us there, but it also stopped at Paddington and so we had to take another bus, which we had no idea where it was going. What a trip that was. Anyway, turns out Natasha lives 2 blocks away from my friend Connor, so he came to lunch too.


Natasha, me and Clo

Conner with bad hair cut by Brazilian Transvestite, me and Clo.


Tomorrow school starts and Clo goes home. So sad. It was great to have her here, since I was very homesick. She brought me more clothes from home which was good and some lovely drawings my Timmy and now I have enough to keep me going till me next visitor.

Who will that be??? Huh? Huh?