We had the pleasure of Geoff Lucas' company a couple of Sundays ago; he was in London for his Aunt's wedding. We had a great day trooping around London; doing more touristy things in one day than Matt and I have done so far. :) We met at Camden Town to go to the markets - think Paddy's Markets meets Nimbin; huge and hippy. However, when it comes to Punks, Camden puts Sydney to shame.
From there, we caught the tube to Covent Garden. We hit the most 'traditional English' looking Pub we could find to grab a bite to eat, admiring the West-End through the window.
Next stop was The National Gallery where we took our time walking through the oldest paintings at the Gallery. We could have stayed there all day. I loved seeing the originals of the works we have so often seen as prints such as Van Gogh's Sunflowers. The National Gallery also has a crazy number of impressionist originals. There is something quite satisfying about seeing the brush strokes of their works.
We met Geoff's family at All Souls Church (where John Stott used to preach, and still attends) and went to the evening service. It was a great service, and a huge amount of people there; some locals, though many were tourists checking out the church or checking out John Stott. :)
It was a fun filled day and fantastic for Matt and I to get a good dose of Aussie love.
Thanks Geoff!
1 comment:
Geoff's in the UK?
Didn't expect to see his photo on the site.
Cool
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