Still on Tuesday, 31st of July, 012

Looks like Oxford Street is empty, so is the place in North London where I am staying. Had a few showers today. No gold medals, yes, anyway! Perhaps tomorrow.

On Tuesday, the 31st of July

Olympics...

On Sunday, the 29th of July

Last Friday morning at 8.12am Big Ben chimed for 3 minutes to celebrate the Olympics. People all over the country rang all kinds of bells! Pity that I did not think about it earlier, I could have gathered all kinds of bells and started a hell of a racket for 3 minutes! Had I done that, Shakespeare would have turned in his grave in the Chapel and shouted "Be not afeared: the isle is full of noises". That's what he wrote in the Tempest.

Today is nearly back to the normal weather. There has been some sun, clouds and occasional rain showers. The weather forecast is promising rain, rain, rain, rain....

On Saturday, 28th of July, the Olympics are on

In London! Last night we watched the opening ceremony until 11pm. I will watch the rest on a IPlayer later on. In this photo I am waiting for a taxi and while waiting one can always crochet.

On Wednesday 25th of July in London

Asta and Arja will remember Cavendish Avenue! Walked there today.

Cavendish Avenue, the flat upstairs, that's where you stayed nearly 40 years ago!!!

Hello, 22nd of July

London on Wednesday morning! Packing etc. The weather is so much better and I am no where near a glider to fly!!! And will not be either the next 3 weeks! I will be in London and will watch the olympics on a telly.
But as soon as I get to Joensuu, I will make arrangements to go to Kitee airfield!

That offending drinking bottle...

Today I was mistaken to be an alcoholic, drunken middle age witch, when I  drank from this bottle in a tube... the full story  is told in the  first posting.... I have also used this bottle in a airfield drinking there. I always try to cover the label with my hand. This is my favorite drinking bottle. I mean my favorite water drinking bottle.

First some photos and do read todays writing post after that... I was mistaken for a drunken woman...

Iida and Anna at Camden Market yesterday.

Same as before.

Iida and Anna at Harrods today looking for shoes.

In front of Harrods, Iida having a sandwich and Anna having a fag...

The girls.

A shoe at Harrods, the print is a Finnish one, called Poppy. Very popular design which is used very widely on all sort of items.

Iida and Anna writing their names on Diana´s and Dodi´s book.

As before.

Anna writes her name.

On Monday afternoon people thought I am a sad alcoholic....

The plan was to go to Big Ben, House of Parliament etc with Iida and Anna, but it started raining, so instead we went to Harrods to look at Vivienne Westwood clothes. So, got there, but they don´t stock her clothes! Anyway, it was a good experience for the girls, they have not been to Harrods before. There were a book of   Princes Diana and Dody to leave them greetings, so wrote our names on it!

I was reading the Metro magazine and found out that David Hasselhoff is the same age than I am!

Then, on the way to Piccadilly Circus in a tube, I decided to empty half of bottle of water into my drinking bottle which is a Gin bottle. I was pouring the water into it very secretly between my tummy and a bag on my knees. I suppose it looked suspicious as it looked like I was trying to hide it. But for me it was the safest thing to do, as the train was rocking. Two middle aged ladies, next to me, started laughing and hiding behind their newspaper... they thought it was so funny, when this alcoholic woman cannot wait and is pouring tonic water into the gin there and then and then starts drinking it in full view of everyone!!! Those 2 women had fun, they really were laughing their heads off... my reputation has gone....

I will add few photos in few minutes...

On Monday, 16th of July

Olympics... the competitors have started arriving to London!

I will take the girls to House of Parlament, Big Ben etc today. Perhaps Harrods, too. To see Vivienne Westwood clothes.

On friday in London, Trafalgar Square

The girls at the Trafalgar Square.

14 days, 9 hrs etc until the opening ceremony...

At the Trafalgar Square.

On Wednesday, 11th of July, visitors from Finland

I arrived to London today and on the way I was so wondering what is wrong with the mobile, no signal! So the girls could not contact me, I had arranged to meet my niece and her friend at the Golders Green tube station, so I had to walk to Anita´s place and borrow her phone to phone Iida. Iida and Anna has just arrived to Golders Green so I walked back to fetch the girls.

Later I got to know that 02 network is down, and still is.

More photos on the way to the Bicester Village

You´d better start reading the blog from the yesterday´s posting! Yesterday I walked to the town to see the Olympic torch and then walked to the Bicester Village via old town and grave yard.

The beautiful old church in the grave yard.

In memory of someone very much loved.

Flight sergeant G.B. Robb, air observer Royal Canadian Air Force
7th of September 1942 aged 28 is buried at Bicester cemetery.

So lovely topiary!

Amazing!

Old graves.

Pilots grave.

She is posing for her boyfriend in front of this lovely topiary.

Soon arriving at the Bicester Village.

There is it, the great Bicester village.

Burberry shop.

The old telefon boxes at the Bicester Village.

Second posting on Tuesday...

Bicester Village...

The old town of Bicester on the way to the Bicester Village.

More old buildings.

The dove cote to keep pigeons alive for eating over the year.

No need for a caption.

The gate to the grave yard.

The Bicester cemetery.

The old part of the grave yard.

On Tuesday, 10th of July

Poor sheep being used as seats. I took all these photos yesterday on a High Street just before the Olympic torch  arrived! 

Waiting...

Waiting...

Soon...

All sort of vehicles before the torch...

Soon...

Police touching hands while driving past...

There she is with the Olympic torch, behind the truck wearing white outfit. More photos in a  next posting which I published yesterday.