We woke up to Easter Sunday fairly refreshed and looking forward to meeting Sam and some of his housemates for lunch.
As there was a Cathedral nearby, Jen was keen to go along for the Easter service, so off we went.
It was jam packed with people leaving the service that had just finished, and people trying to get in for the next one. We managed to score some good seats and sat and waited for things to begin.
This was when the bad news hit. Jen went and got some books, and upon reading them we discovered that before the actual Mass, there was going to be 30 minutes of singing and praying, then the Mass would take place.
We had to stay, because already there was a bun fight for seats in the Cathedral that was massive, and we'd have no chance of getting them back if we ducked out.
Imagine my dismay when the mass started and just about every part of it was being sung by the large choir ( who did sound brilliant I must say). At this rate the 10.00 service was going to last all day!
Anyway, after about 90 minutes Jen gave me a poke and suggested we leave, as she is still unwell and needed to take some more medication. Saved!!!
We quickly snuck out and walked back to our digs and did a few things. About an hour later we were walking past the Cathedral and we noticed that the service was just finishing, about an hour and a half after we ducked out.
Heading into Church...
And the crowd coming out more than 2 hours later.
From here it was out to the suburbs to go out for lunch for Easter Sunday with Sam and some of his housemates. It was amazing to see more of London that we would have otherwise missed out on, and seeing the row upon row of terrace houses.
One could almost picture what it must have been like here many years ago, especially when many would have had smoke coming out of their chimneys.
Me with Sam and his mates Jase and Mick.
We had a great few hours together, a magnificent roast lunch and loads of laughs.
After we went our seperate ways, Jen and I decided to explore around the streets where we are staying. We walked a couple of hundred metres down to the end of our street, and you just wouldn't believe who our close neighbours are...
We even took a photo of their house...
And today's selfie!
Tomorrow is the last day we will have with Sam as he is back to work on Tueday in a new job.
Jen has big ideas about going to Harrod's. That could be painful, mentally as well as financially!!
And you might remember in my posts about two weeks ago, that I thought we were going to see Les Miserables in London back then.
Well, I got my dates mixed up, must have been due to my total lack of excitement about it!!
Tomorrow night is the night, and despite my other well intentioned suggestions, it is all systems go for tomorrow night.
I'm sure it will be good, at least I hope so, but Jen is really excited about it.
Stay tuned....
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