My dinner date got a little excited about this with an ohmygawd face, and approached with no caution expecting lions and witches on the other side.
Showing posts with label Clapham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clapham. Show all posts
Sunday
Monday
Sunny Sunday
With the sun finnnalllyyyyy making a long-awaited appearence, me and a few of my friends made it down to Clapham Common on Sunday for some much-needed tanning.
Ok, maybe not 'much-needed,' but you know what I mean. Top up the tan session!
Packing the free cool bags with tanning lotion (and oil!), music, magazines and blankets, we hopped onto the Northern It's-A-Mobile-Sauna line and arrived to find the common completely rammed of sun worshippers. Nursing a slight hangover from the night before, we set about trying to find the perfect spot. You know how it is, looking for a little while and hesitating where to sit.
It's all about the broken sunnies. The calculator, not so much.
From football games, to sing-a-longs, to pizza deliveries, Clapham Common has it all. It is like being in the countryside, in the middle of the big smoke. We found a spot that wasn't too busy, but enough for us to keep an eye on the people walking by!
A bit of sunshine eye candy is always a good thing!
Strike a pose Joe
Topping up the holiday tan
The cutest dog, doing the cutest walk.
There is always time for ice cream!
After a good while of tanning, people watching and gossiping, we took our tanned and burnt skin for a wander through Clapham high street, stopping for a drink in a couple of the bars, before stagging back home later that evening. Thankfully, Tesco Express sold aftersun so I could cool my skin down before heading back to work.
If you fancy going down to the common, then hop on the Northern line south (remember to change at Kennington is you are coming from Charing Cross branch), and then head out of the station. You really can't miss it, and with a range of bars and pubs such as Kazbar and Two Brewers, you can continue into the evening.
Ok, maybe not 'much-needed,' but you know what I mean. Top up the tan session!
Packing the free cool bags with tanning lotion (and oil!), music, magazines and blankets, we hopped onto the Northern It's-A-Mobile-Sauna line and arrived to find the common completely rammed of sun worshippers. Nursing a slight hangover from the night before, we set about trying to find the perfect spot. You know how it is, looking for a little while and hesitating where to sit.
It's all about the broken sunnies. The calculator, not so much.
From football games, to sing-a-longs, to pizza deliveries, Clapham Common has it all. It is like being in the countryside, in the middle of the big smoke. We found a spot that wasn't too busy, but enough for us to keep an eye on the people walking by!
A bit of sunshine eye candy is always a good thing!
Strike a pose Joe
Topping up the holiday tan
The cutest dog, doing the cutest walk.
There is always time for ice cream!
After a good while of tanning, people watching and gossiping, we took our tanned and burnt skin for a wander through Clapham high street, stopping for a drink in a couple of the bars, before stagging back home later that evening. Thankfully, Tesco Express sold aftersun so I could cool my skin down before heading back to work.
If you fancy going down to the common, then hop on the Northern line south (remember to change at Kennington is you are coming from Charing Cross branch), and then head out of the station. You really can't miss it, and with a range of bars and pubs such as Kazbar and Two Brewers, you can continue into the evening.
Clapham Street Party
It's Monday. It's the start of the week, and your bank balance is telling you that you just spent pay weekend living like a King, whilst your liver feels like it's been beaten black and blue.
Then you find another receipt in your pocket for god knows how many drinks in a club, that you have no recollection of going to...
For me, I blame Clapham Street Party, held in (you guessed it!) Clapham. For the last 7 years, Kazbarr and Two Brewers have put on this street party with entertainment from the best drag acts in the business, tribute acts, and held in aid of GMFA. So it was pretty obvious the 8th one would be just as good.
You can get drunk for a good cause, what is not to like about that!
Okay, so the queue was pretty long that you had to wait for about 20mins before you could get in, and the Madonna tribute act was worse than Britney Spears Drugged-Up-Shaved-Head VMA performance (Sorry Britters); but so what! The atmosphere was great and the sun was shining, everyone was enjoying the music, and the drag acts made everyone laugh.
My personal favourite... Drag With No Name and the brilliant 'Adele - The REAL Meaning...' Fortunately, you can watch and sing along too as it is on youtube!
With the party going on into the evening, we made our way into central to carry on. You never think about the way you will feel the next day, and the words 'I am never drinking again' are always said, but like I said, it was all for a good cause.
The one, mini lifesaver this Monday morning was getting off the tube to find a huge promo team giving out free bottles of Naked. This health kick smoothie is a MUST HAVE for anyone still struggling from the weekend and can feel the liver packing up and shifting bodies. It is full of healthy bits and pieces, and whilst it looks like tar, it helps the hangover and you come to terms with how much money you spent. Just.
Oh crap, another drinks receipt for Heaven...
Then you find another receipt in your pocket for god knows how many drinks in a club, that you have no recollection of going to...
For me, I blame Clapham Street Party, held in (you guessed it!) Clapham. For the last 7 years, Kazbarr and Two Brewers have put on this street party with entertainment from the best drag acts in the business, tribute acts, and held in aid of GMFA. So it was pretty obvious the 8th one would be just as good.
You can get drunk for a good cause, what is not to like about that!
Pimms O'Clock
Keeping it classy with the Strongbow
Okay, so the queue was pretty long that you had to wait for about 20mins before you could get in, and the Madonna tribute act was worse than Britney Spears Drugged-Up-Shaved-Head VMA performance (Sorry Britters); but so what! The atmosphere was great and the sun was shining, everyone was enjoying the music, and the drag acts made everyone laugh.
My personal favourite... Drag With No Name and the brilliant 'Adele - The REAL Meaning...' Fortunately, you can watch and sing along too as it is on youtube!
With the party going on into the evening, we made our way into central to carry on. You never think about the way you will feel the next day, and the words 'I am never drinking again' are always said, but like I said, it was all for a good cause.
The one, mini lifesaver this Monday morning was getting off the tube to find a huge promo team giving out free bottles of Naked. This health kick smoothie is a MUST HAVE for anyone still struggling from the weekend and can feel the liver packing up and shifting bodies. It is full of healthy bits and pieces, and whilst it looks like tar, it helps the hangover and you come to terms with how much money you spent. Just.
Oh crap, another drinks receipt for Heaven...
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