First day of my holiday, and predictably I wake feeling like crap! Medicate myself for hayfever and headaches and complete packing. Off on the 0908, changing at Bristol for the 1010. Absolutely faultless running, with a slightly early arrival. Straight to my usual hotel - its a back-to-basics experience, but its cheap and perfectly located.
Having ditched the bags, out into the humid afternoon for some wandering about and to seek food. Almost unconciously find myself heading to Clerkenwell Green. Pleasant time sitting watching lunchtime workers and investigating a "London's Lost Rivers" exhibition which was pretty well done - down to a 'simulated' river of pungent green litter-filled water in the middle of Vine Street Bridge.
Time for a quick beer in the City Pride, listening to Guardian hacks comparing notes, then back to the hotel since I was still feeling pretty grim. Ventured out again later - striking east for a long walk to more old haunts, including Whitecross Street and a couple of pubs - probably not the best idea in the circumstances. Pretty exhausted, so returned on the train for an early night. Hoping to feel better tomorrow.
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
