Anyway on Halloween we took ourselves off to The Big Smoke for our anniversary. First stop was a quick visit to 'Poirot's' block of flats in Charterhouse Square, well we were so close by it would have been rude not too.
We then mooched along the road enjoying the glorious sunshine until we reached The Museum of London where we had tickets for the Sherlock Holmes Exhibition.
As it was Halloween I decided to wear my Vivian of Holloway skull and crossbones dress.
I'm ashamed to say this is the first time I have ever worn it, it's been hanging in the wardrobe ever since I bought it. As you can imagine it cost quite a bit (ok, a lot) and if I'm honest I was too scared to try it on in case it didn't fit.
What an idiot.
We both enjoyed the exhibition but agreed it was too small, it was like you were just getting into it and the next thing you turned the corner and were outside!
Basically you came out wanting more. When you keep in mind it was mostly about the history of Sherlock Holmes on stage and screen it would have been great to have seen much more about the behind the scenes side of things, the planning, the casting, the characterization, things like that.
The Victorian London of the books was depicted by various period photos, paintings and etchings, all of locations mentioned in the stories. Personally I particularly liked the part of the exhibition that showed the different aspects of Holmes's character, all in all very interesting.
My big complaint though is that the Jeremy Brett Sherlock, to me the definitive Holmes, was hardly to be seen!
After the museum we mooched past St Paul's
The show was fantastic, I highly recommend it. It is a comedy based on the Alfred Hitchcock film of the book.
The cast is made up of only 4 members who play all the 130 odd characters from the film!
It's very cleverly done and very funny.
They certainly shoe in a lot of Hitchcock references which is an added extra, I especially loved the paper cutout who did the famous Alfred 'cameo'.
Sadly after the theatre it was time to go home due to a super early last train home. We dived into Tesco to buy a couple of beers for the journey, queuing up behind yet more zombies and a ghoul or two.
The underground station was also full of zombies all heading out towards Eros, it made me feel like Cinders having to go home early and miss all the fun.
Having said that by the time I got home all I was fit for was bed and sleep. Poor old duck, no wonder I've started carrying my handbag like my Nan!
Love that photo of you in front of the Sherlock poster, the way you're holding your bag looks rather celeb-like.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had an ace time. xxx
Haha, last week I was watching old Poirot episodes and trying to remember where that building actually was in real life, and there it is! I went through Piccadilly Circus on Halloween and did wonder if you were enjoying the play as I passed by :)
ReplyDeleteI love the look of those flats and I bet an apartment in them isn't cheap either! Glad to read that you both had fun, even though you didn't have time to celebrate Halloween with the zombies!
ReplyDeleteI always carry my bags like that. Nantastic! Your dress looks fab, and deserves many more outings. With photos.
ReplyDeleteI found the Museum of London fascinating but rather small too, though there was no exhibition on when I went. Not much Jeremy Brett, though? How bizarre!
I carry my bag like that sometimes too, and I am no one's Nanna!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed you trip to London, sounds like lots of good stuff was going on, and you finally wore your dress, hurray! xxx
I'm in the Nanna gang too! Although I didn't realise it was Nanna style. Blissful ignorance serves me very nicely. What a wonderful time you had, it sounds the perfect way to spend your anniversary. Those 30s buildings are fab aren't they? Our house is a 30s semi and our builder told us it was the great age of house building. That version of the 39 steps sounds great fun. Xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's a timeless way to carry a bag, all the young fashionista's carry their like that too! looks like a great time was had, we tried to return to an old bar hang out once and it had shut down (happens a lot, we go out about once in never hahaha!) x x x
ReplyDeleteIt's how the Queen carries hers, she must have the right idea! I can't believe I've never thought to swing by Poirot's building in London, I must put it on my list for next time x
ReplyDeleteThe very first time we went was a sunday morning and this little old lady invited us in! It is even more gorgeous inside, she let us go up to the roof garden and to the basement swimming pool. I couldn't believe my luck.
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