the church turned 25
any antipodeans who've lived in london, even for a short period of time, over the past 25 years, have surely gone to (or at the very least heard of) the church. this is the sunday session institution that started its life in fulham broadway, moving a number of times over the years to its place in kentish town today.from 12 till 4 every sunday afternoon, a few thousand people line up in their hung-over state, only to start all over again for one of london's biggest day-time drinking sessions.
and it's not just about the booze - there's a comedian, a stripper or two and good old music that reminds you of home.
yesterday was the church's 25th anniversary, and we decided it was time once again to head down. after a pretty full-on saturday night, it wasn't the most tempting thing to wake up early, catch the train to kentish town, and start all over, but...hell, they only turn 25 once!
so dion, garth, andy, phil, rick and myself pulled ourselves together, brushed off the previous nights sins and made the effort. sadly, kings slept through his alarm so couldn't make it down (piker!) but i think we more than made up for his lack of being there.
all in all, it was a great anniversary, even if the cloakroom line took a little over an hour to get through. the only annoying thing about drinking all day is staying awake at night, which i didn't quite make. i fell asleep watching tv on my laptop at about 7pm, but managed to crawl out of bed, do all my washing and have a quick beer before bed.
it's 4 weeks today that i'm outta here! canada and the US are calling, and for 2 and a half months i'll be enjoying the thrills of travelling once again. it's been almost 14 months since i got to london (and finished my 3 months of travelling around europe) so the trip is sorely needed.
to anyone over there - i hope you're ready! it's sure to be a blast!
1 things said
Mikey...have you had your liver/kidneys checked?
Hot milk is good to help you sleep :)
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