We are staying in a modern two-story studio accommodation which is part of a cottage propertycalled Vyner's cottage in the village of Long Compton in Warwickshire.The little village stretches along the main road.
We dined at the Red Lion on Saturday night.
On Sunday we went to Mass in Chipping Norton which is a few miles away.
Monday was the trip to London. We got the train in Banbury and it was only an hour's journey. I do like travelling on the intercity trains and this would be our last train trip. We arrived at Marylebone station and had to make our way via tube to near Southbank were the Globe theatre now stands. The station reminded me of a smaller version of the Sydney station.That took us a little while to work out which trains to change for. I had forgotton how long those escalators are!
At the theatre we joined a tour conducted by a delightful young lady (an aspiring actor I would surmise) who filled us on the history of the theatre and its predecessor and the background to life in Shakespeare's time.
The theatre has a thatched roof which makes it more authentic to the times but it took 10 years to persuade the London Council to give their permission (because of fear of fires).
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| Globe Theatre |
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| Costume display |
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| the costume design amd makingprocess |
After we had lunch in the cafe we got the train out to Turnham Green near Chiswick to see the place where I lived in 1974. Of course lots has changed. The streets around there are filled with cafes and restaurants and smart shops. A bit like Rozelle or Mosman in Sydney. The outside of the house at 20 Ennismore Avenue seemed little changed but I bet there are no little bedsits inside, rather £450.000 apartments.
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| 40 years later |
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| Piccadilly circus |
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| more crowded than ever |
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