London: the unlockening/relockening

[hash tag]

Recommendations invited. There are no tourists, everywhere will be a lot less busy than normal, I have wangled the weekend off work. What gallery or museum do I hit first?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Recommendations invited. There are no tourists, everywhere will be a lot less busy than normal, I have wangled the weekend off work. What gallery or museum do I hit first?

I miss the BM but not sure how well I'd handle the long circuit route they've got open, I like meandering and loitering and doubling back to much.

If you like Egypt Petrie museum is open and if you like bone the Grant Museum is open, both are much smaller and could probably do with the support. Alas the Hunterian is shut till 2023 so no fun with cadavers.

 

[davesgcr]

Upper At Martin's Lane? We went there two+ years ago. I don't get it. That was my first choice for Monday because of its proximity to Marriage Freres and Waterloo. I couldn't get a table. Tell daughter it's not the best Dishoom. Both carnaby st and Kensington both have a better feel

Noted - she was well pleased in any case.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Previous page has made me miss Dishoom btw so nice viral marketing there.

Best chai I've ever had.

 

[wtfftw]

The covent garden one has just been redone. Just fyi.

 

[RubyToogood]

Recommendations invited. There are no tourists, everywhere will be a lot less busy than normal, I have wangled the weekend off work. What gallery or museum do I hit first?

I've got a ticket to the history of chintz exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum but I appreciate this may not be everyone's bag.

 

[muscovyduck]

I think we're going to get another 4 to 6 week period of commercial property owning types screeching about people working from home being communist scum who should be taxed through the eyeballs and all the money raised given to them, followed by the government piling in with similar messages for the final 10 days or so before we go into the 3rd lockdown, B.1.617 flavour.

Is it that time of year already?

 

[BigMoaner]

Was in Covent garden area tonight for a curry. A really nice level of business everywhere.

 

[hash tag]

I've got a ticket to the history of chintz exhibition at the Fashion and Textrightile Museum but I appreciate this may not be everyone's bag.

You are right. Have been to the museum and nice area for a stroll around.

 

[what]

Recommendations invited. There are no tourists, everywhere will be a lot less busy than normal, I have wangled the weekend off work. What gallery or museum do I hit first?

Check before you go but i think most places you have to book a ticket/time slot before you go. I believe the free places are still free just need to book in advance

 

[hash tag]

I gather Crossness is open in Sunday, a real stunner of a place, but not quite what I had in mind.
I thought there was a Rodin exhibition on somewhere (ges to look). Paula Rego at the Tate looks interesting but
is not on yet.
This will be very near the top of Mrs Tag's list THE CARTOON MUSEUM

edit - The Making of Rodin review – the sculptor in a ghostly new light

 

[RubyToogood]

Check before you go but i think most places you have to book a ticket/time slot before you go. I believe the free places are still free just need to book in advance

This is true, also lots of places you would ordinarily wander round free range have a strict one way system which I'm not keen on. Well, Tate Britain did last summer anyway.

 

[cupid_stunt]

This is true, also lots of places you would ordinarily wander round free range have a strict one way system...

Tesco's ?

 

[hash tag]

Tesco's. Free range. I doubt it.

 

[teuchter]

This is the overground from Denmark Hill at 9.20am. It's not very much different from what I'd expect in normal times.

 

[William of Walworth]

I've seen London trains and tubes far m,ore crowded than that in normal times!

Doesn't look too bad in that picture to me, or am I missing something?

 

[colacubes]

I got a train from Woking to Clapham Junction at 08:45 this morning and it was like a ghost town. 12 carriage train and about 15 people in my carriage maybe.

 

[ash]

That looks a lot less crowded than normal - seats between people and no packed standing . It would normally be packed.

 

[BigMoaner]

cinema on my todd in west norwood last night. was lovely. half full. saw nomadland - very good, if a little bleak.

 

[colacubes]

cinema on my todd in west norwood last night. was lovely. half full. saw nomadland - very good, if a little bleak.

What was the set up like Covid wise?

 

[BigMoaner]

What was the set up like Covid wise?

it was difficult to tell, tbh, because it was only a third or so full. i think they would have blocked off seats on teh booking system. there was people sat direclty behind and infront of me though. masks had to be worn only when walking around. it felt very normal, tbh.

 

[pbsmooth]

did a 8-9am commute on national rail and tube through central and would say 50% normal capacity at most.

 

[teuchter]

That looks a lot less crowded than normal - seats between people and no packed standing . It would normally be packed.

At rush hour sure. This was after 9. Not loads less busy than I'd normally expect off peak on a weekday morning.

 

[hash tag]

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This is the overground from Denmark Hill at 9.20am. It's not very much different from what I'd expect in normal times.

Was after going to the phoenix for food and drink tonight (using overground). Mrs tag say no!

 

[marty21]

I guess drinking indoors in a London pub is unlockening, that's what I'm doing , for the 1st time since December.

 

[ash]

At rush hour sure. This was after 9. Not loads less busy than I'd normally expect off peak on a weekday morning.

In my experience rush hour used to be about 6.30 - 10 and that line gets busy and all seats take most times of day. In the before times.

 

[thismoment]

cinema on my todd in west norwood last night. was lovely. half full. saw nomadland - very good, if a little bleak.

It’s open!!! Something for me to do when the baby sleeps!
Edit: not so keen on any of the films out now but i’ll keep a look out for other films

 

[hash tag]

It’s open!!! Something for me to do when the baby sleeps!
Edit: not so keen on any of the films out now but i’ll keep a look out for other films

Sound of Metal....can't wait to see it

 

[marty21]

Saw another sign of the unlockening this morning, the 'spoons in Stoke Newington was open at about 8am for breakfast lagers.

 

[hash tag]

Lager you can usually get a decent pint in spoons