I am tucked up in bed in my small but cute Premier Inn Hub room at Westminster, very near St James’ Park. It has been quite a day! I took the 9.40 a.m. train from Glasgow Central to London Euston; the journey took four and a half hours and it was an absolute pleasure. I read my book, watched the countryside rolling past the train window, and chatted with a very pleasant couple from Melbourne in Australia who were nearing the end of a three week holiday in the UK.
I walked from Euston Station to attractive Marylebone High Street, where I met Jennifer in Daunt Books. What a great bookshop! It’s quirky and old-fashioned and I love that the travel section has fiction about each country in the same section as the travel guides and maps. After a thorough browse we rewarded ourselves with smoothies in a nearby café before Jennifer navigated us to J Sheekey where we were meeting Cat for dinner. The food was truly delicious and the three of us had a good chat. And then it was time to go to see Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre, starring James McAvoy. I saw an excellent version in Glasgow about 18 months ago, and this one was also great. For the first ten minutes I wasn’t quite sure of it, it seemed very stark. But soon I settled into it and the cast were superb. The ending is so sad though. At the interval Jennifer headed to the bar at such amazing speed that by the time Cat and I arrived she had not only organised our drinks but had bagged a comfy couch for us to sit at - very impressive! At the end of the evening we all headed to the underground - following Cat’s expert directions I arrived at the hotel very quickly.
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