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How nice of the security guard to let you in so that you didn't have to stand for too long. The show looks great too.
We've been lucky enough to be able to get a few bits at LDO over the last couple of years (including some emergency dinnerware to match our current set just before Christmas!) but I would agree that it's very disappointing. I think the one in Chatham is the only one I've been to that's worse.
I hope the title of your next section doesn't foretell something too ominous...
So glad the door man let you in rather than having you wait in such a long line! It would have been terrible if you ended up feeling so awful for the concert!
My friend I work with at my part time job is going to freak when I show her these pictures Wednesday night! I told her you were going to this...I got this and then this...."why don't they have that here?"
I think your pictures of the monsters are great from where you were sitting and I don't know a thing about Doctor Who!!
I'm glad the guard let you. As a Dr. Who fan I would have loved seeing that show. Seeing the monsters in person must have been something. I don't know about you but I never look at angel statues the way I used to.
I'm glad you where able to get a parking spot at your hotel.
One of our metro park systems has a TARDIS that they move from park to park. The trick is you have to figure out where it is. They don't tell. You have to hope someone posts its location on line.
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How nice of the security guard to let you in so that you didn't have to stand for too long. The show looks great too.
We've been lucky enough to be able to get a few bits at LDO over the last couple of years (including some emergency dinnerware to match our current set just before Christmas!) but I would agree that it's very disappointing. I think the one in Chatham is the only one I've been to that's worse.
That's classic, as we were saying how bad that one was at the weekend! There's only one store I like there, and I'm not sure I can remember the name of it now - Alexon, I think, as I've got a couple of dresses there for formal night on the cruises, but the last time we went there (whenever that was ) I found nothing.
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I hope the title of your next section doesn't foretell something too ominous...
So glad the door man let you in rather than having you wait in such a long line! It would have been terrible if you ended up feeling so awful for the concert!
I had that problem with the Fleetwood Mac concert we went to, which may have been the last time we were at Wembley (neither of us can remember ) as the crowd were on their feet throughout and although I tried to stand as much as I could, as otherwise I couldn't see anything, I had to keep sitting down to save my strength.
My friend I work with at my part time job is going to freak when I show her these pictures Wednesday night! I told her you were going to this...I got this and then this...."why don't they have that here?"
Actually, they do - although I don't know if there are any tickets left now. I know they're doing some shows in NYC, so tell her to check out the website - she should find it easily enough by searching for Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular on Google.
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I think your pictures of the monsters are great from where you were sitting and I don't know a thing about Doctor Who!!
I'm glad the guard let you. As a Dr. Who fan I would have loved seeing that show. Seeing the monsters in person must have been something.
It was so cool - and the best bit was seeing the Daleks, they just glide along so silently, exactly as I imagined they did when I watched it as a kid!
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I don't know about you but I never look at angel statues the way I used to.
Oh boy, do I hear you about that!
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I'm glad you where able to get a parking spot at your hotel.
One of our metro park systems has a TARDIS that they move from park to park. The trick is you have to figure out where it is. They don't tell. You have to hope someone posts its location on line.
Oh that's so neat! They have some TARDISes in Glasgow, but they're always in the same place, so they're easy to find!
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Signing onto this TR too. DD16 is a pretty big Doctor Who fan and just stood over my shoulder narrating your pics. My sister-in-law is a HUGE Doctor Who fan too. I swear she knows every Doctor and has seen every show ever made. I will have to ask her if she knows this show exists. She lives in Washington D.C., so there is a chance it has come there or will in the future.
Signing onto this TR too. DD16 is a pretty big Doctor Who fan and just stood over my shoulder narrating your pics.
Classic!
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My sister-in-law is a HUGE Doctor Who fan too. I swear she knows every Doctor and has seen every show ever made.
Sounds a bit like me, although sadly unless you're of a certain age (and I'm not ) there are a number of episodes that were junked and no longer exist. Oh what I'd give to see those!
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I will have to ask her if she knows this show exists. She lives in Washington D.C., so there is a chance it has come there or will in the future.
I hope she gets to see it one day - it's very neat!
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Saturday 23 May – part three: “can you hear that?”
When the show finished, we headed out, and wow, what a change in the weather! It was suddenly beautiful out there, no rain any longer, and it was hard to believe it was the same day.
We headed back to the hotel to drop off the programme and to let the crowds clear at the Tube station clear a bit, then we made our way over there. Now you see this tunnel…
It’s sponsored by Irn-Bru, a drink (I don’t know if you have it over there) and as we approached it, we were looking at each other saying “can you hear that?” as it sounded like a football crowd chanting. It couldn’t be, as the match had only just got underway. It was coming from speakers in the tunnel, which was a bit surreal…
We got on the Tube, and made our way over to Oxford Circus. The first half of the journey was a bit odd, as much of it was overground. Despite its name, a lot of the London Underground actually runs overground in the suburbs around London, and that was the case with the route we were taking.
We got off at Oxford Circus, and started to make our way out in search in our first Shaun the Sheep. On the way there, we found the Palladium, one of London’s famous theatres…
… and the beautiful Liberty department store:
The app I’d finally managed to download to my phone (it took about four attempts ) guided us to Baa-Bushka, which was Ok, but not one of my favourites.
This is raising money for charity and they’ve had them out in London since March and they’re only there until the end of May. They’re also going to be in Bristol in the south west of England later in the year.
We headed down Carnaby Street, a very famous street in London, which became known as one of the hippest places in London in the swinging 60s, although neither of us had actually ever been down it before. It’s amazing, given how many times we’ve both visited the capital and how close we’ve been to it. It just goes to show that you can always find new spots in familiar places – just like Disney!
The next Shaun we found was Rule Britannia, very patriotic and one of my favourites:
We carried on walking, and made our way on to Regent Street…
Here we found Hamley’s, the world famous toy store:
… and inside was another Shaun. This one, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, didn’t do much for me.
Our next Shaun was a bit further down Regent Street – Ram of the Match for the Rugby World Cup, which England is hosting later this year.
As we made our way down Regent Street, we saw some interesting sights, shall we say?
I must admit we’re not usually out and about in London in the evening, and it’s certainly got a very different feel to it. You see people out in their finery, you see others in outfits like the ones you’ve just seen, and yes you do see a few people who’ve had a bit too much to drink, especially as the evening wore on.
When we got to Piccadilly Circus…
… we found Yoda levitating…
… and we found Gruffalo Shaun:
It was here that we weren’t able to follow the printable map of the Shauns very well. My phone was rapidly dying and it was also losing Wi-Fi from time to time, which wasn’t very helpful when you were trying to track down the next Shaun. It was a bit of a pain, and although we were on the right road, we missed two completely, although in fairness, there was a massive set of construction work going on. It was here that we encountered some really unpleasant behaviour, with a guy relieving himself in a doorway, and it was all over the pavement. His friends thought it was really funny. The rest of us who had to step over the torrent didn’t. Absolutely disgusting!
I love Shaun the Sheep and these are adorable!! I was hoping there might be a pic of Shirley as she was always a fav of mine. This TR has me back in planning mode again for the DL Paris Half. Perhaps a start in London and then head over to France?
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There's only one store I like there, and I'm not sure I can remember the name of it now - Alexon, I think, as I've got a couple of dresses there for formal night on the cruises, but the last time we went there (whenever that was 
) I found nothing. 
) as the crowd were on their feet throughout and although I tried to stand as much as I could, as otherwise I couldn't see anything, I had to keep sitting down to save my strength. 
I know they're doing some shows in NYC, so tell her to check out the website - she should find it easily enough by searching for Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular on Google. 
DD16 is a pretty big Doctor Who fan and just stood over my shoulder narrating your pics. 
I will have to ask her if she knows this show exists. She lives in Washington D.C., so there is a chance it has come there or will in the future. 
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