We meet Clare and Amy for lunch in a kind of Italian tapas restaurant where we order several small plates to share. After lunch, we head to the Wyndham Theatre where we’ll watch the matinée performance of ‘No Man’s Land’. The play is about two elderly litterateurs in the 1970s who come across each other and only realize later – when they’re not drunk for [Weiterlesen]

Today, we’re hitting Oxford Street and Selfridges. Gabi knows exactly what she’s after and finds everything on her wish list easily. We make good progress and have time to just stroll around and have a look soon. In the Christmas section for instance. We have all started the day separately but come back together one by one. Ollie is the first to arrive at Selfridges. [Weiterlesen]

From the outskirts of London, we’re heading right into the city centre today. We’ve got a hotel near Kings Cross Station for the next couple of days where we have stayed before. All together, we visit the National Portrait Gallery just some steps from Trafalgar Square. We already passed it several times but visiting it just never fitted into our schedule. The gallery is beautiful [Weiterlesen]

The second day of our ‘Sherlocked’ Convention begins with a photoshoot with Sue Vertue and Steven Moffat, the series’ producers. Then, we listen to a talk with the composers of the music of Sherlock. They made great impression yesterday and also today, they are funny and very charismatic. They love each time they hear their music, especially if they don’t expect it, like from an [Weiterlesen]

We spend all of today at the ‘Sherlocked’ Convention, after the BBC TV series ‘Sherl0ck’ with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. We meet again lots of good friends, make new ones, listen to talks between a host and actors of the show, get autographs and have photoshoots with people who contributed to the series. The two componists are especially friendly! They shake hands, introduce themselves [Weiterlesen]

We slept very well and have recovered from the long drive. We meet Clare, Linda, Sheridan with husband and baby and Amy for breakfast at Giraffe at Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre where our hotel is situated. And I like my breakfast quite a lot: the fried eggs, the bacon… somehow everything tastes better than at home. After breakfast, we stroll through the shops for [Weiterlesen]

We leave at 10 in the morning and make good progress. The weather is ideal for driving: cloudy with some sunny patches. We make several stops on our way through France to stretch the legs and buy French crisps and ice cream. The little plastic box beside our rear view mirror is doing a great job. We’ve got it last year. With its help, we [Weiterlesen]

After our trip to the United States, we’ll be on holiday to the UK again. Just one thing that needs to be finished before. More information about that in two weeks. I can reveal at least this: I finished just in time.