12. Trip to London-20-22.02.20

A straightforward run to London from Northampton.

We had managed to secure tickets at the BBC Elstree studios to be in the audience for a recording of a new ITV sitcom Kate And Koji staring Brenda Blethyn. However, after queuing for half an hour or so in the cold and dark we were told we would not get in as the studio was full! What was the point in issuing tickets then we wondered? Never mind, we then headed back into central London and took in an hour at the National Gallery that is now open late on Fridays. It was great being able to wander round in relative peace with no mad crowds and best of all it was absolutely free!

After a morning on the King's Road with my wife who, amazingly, managed to limit her spending to some perfume, we headed home from Euston to Northampton.

As it was to transpire, this was to be my (our) last trip on a train for an absolute age due to the COVID-19 pandemic with me finally travelling to Wakefield at the end of August!