Hi there.
So after my amazing trip to London I was going to London again to meet my southern friend pip. We stayed in the Hilton hotel in central London but the actual room. Was like a small box haha never mind, anyway after lots of shoppinfg down Oxford street, primark is a nightmare I can't stand it why is everyone so rude trying to grap everything it's like a cattle market! wE decided to head out into Leicester square to find something to do in the evening, what started out a quiet night out ended up pretty crazy, 3 bottles of cheap wines in Yates Leicester square we were safe to say rather drunk, and many people kept asking us to go in their dodgy basement bars, on a Tuesday night, I don't think so, after some embarrassing dancing and mainly wandering around the streets of London we went to McDonald's for a happy meal and started talking to anyone within view, we came a cross a lovely guy who turned out to be a up and coming comedian in London, how crazy and also he said I sound like sara cox, now this is the seventh or eighth person to comment on this, I just don't get it myself neither does anyone I know, plus I'm not from Bolton, I think most southern people think everyone up north is from Bolton like Peter Kay haha.I woke up the next day with the first words being "oh my god" and feeling still drunk and with a long journey home,
After a hungover wether spoons breakfast and wandering around covent garden partially drunk and partially hungover people must have thought I was on something as I seemed to find everything hilarious, and then my bus home was delayed an hour but overall it was a great night/ day in London.
At the weekend for my friends birthday we all went to the grand national and it was a very long day, getting up at 4.30 am was slightly extreme but never mind, the day itself was alright but not my kind of thing at all, for the main race I put two bets on but didn't want to watch the race as I don't like it at all. It turned out there were two fatalities in that race, one being Oneida bet on, I found this thought harrowing and I don't agree with horse shaving to lose their lives for the sake of money, it should be banned but it never will be.
THis week I went to both Leeds and Birmingham hospitals,
Birmingham for my usual appointment and Leeds for the clinic just for a follow up, I was supposed to be having a scan at Leeds even through I've just had one but they said I don't need one, thank god, I don't think I need unnecessary radiation thank you!
So that's all for now
Xoxo
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Saturday, 7 April 2012
VIP treatment at royal Albert hall
SO on the 3rd of April I set off to Leeds to meet some lovely people from the Leeds unit as part of the teenage cancer trust trip. When I first got there I was unsure what to expect but once I started getting to know the people is was all good.
We arrived in London at about 12 and got to the royal Albert hall via taxi, it takes forever in taxis as of all the. Traffic, it would probably be quicker to walk! Anyway when we got to the rah we went through the stage door entrance, how exciting and then headed along ame corridors in the heart of the royal Albert hall to a room to put all our stuff then went to the ,USC workshop . The music workshop was held in the Elgar room a specially designed room, full of instruments, I didn't know what to do but eventually I found myself a guitar or maybe it found me haha, we were shown how to play some simple chords by the guitar teacher, it was hard getting the hang of it and it really hurts your fingers! After a couple of hours of practice when then had to perform the two songs in front of an audience it was rather scary but I manages to blah my way through it haha, everyone was so proud of us and the director of teenage cancer trust came out to do a small speech, it was quite special.
Next we went for. Tour of the great royal Albert hall, we started in the main theatre where we watched Florence's band and orchestra doing there sound check, it was pretty intense as there was no other people in the building! We then were shown around where the queen, yes the queen sits when she goes but we couldn't actually go in the box itself, it was all very grand, after seeing some other sights including some artwork done by the teenage cancer trust units we were taken back to the back stage room and then we all got our tickets and goody bags!
Next we went for dinner at the backstage crew canteen, the food was out of this world is wasn't like your average work canteen! The desserts were stunning I didn't know which to pick!
After this we went back to the room and then we were taken to the green room, yes the green room! It was so surreal we was all stood there and then somebody mentioned at Caroline flack was there sat on the sofa, I didn't believe it at first but then I realised it was actually her! How crazy, I got my friend to go up to her and talk to her and he did, some people got autographs I unfortunately did not have time, we then had photographs with her and the support act for the evening and then Florence walked in! She was so down to earth and lively and expressed just how much the charity means to her, it was so nice, we then had photographs with her and I hugged her! After all this shock we had to leave so the artists could get ready, we then went to the main theatre and had our own box, apparently princess Beatrice as also therein about three boxes away from us but I never noticed neither did anyone else, Florence's performance was absolutely amazing and even better than on her cd it was incredible, it seems to end too soon though as she was only on for an hour which seemed strange but never mind.
After this we went to get our stuff and unfortunately there was no after party for us haha just a taxi to the hotel, we got to our hotel and had a few drinks in the bar before feeling rather tired, heading to bed. What an amazing day!
The next morning we went for a short walk to kensington gardens which is opposite the hotel and then we had to head back to kings cross to go home, going back up north was rather depressing but on the plus side I'm going to London again next week
This experience really was the best thing that has happened to me and I will never forget it
Xoxo
We arrived in London at about 12 and got to the royal Albert hall via taxi, it takes forever in taxis as of all the. Traffic, it would probably be quicker to walk! Anyway when we got to the rah we went through the stage door entrance, how exciting and then headed along ame corridors in the heart of the royal Albert hall to a room to put all our stuff then went to the ,USC workshop . The music workshop was held in the Elgar room a specially designed room, full of instruments, I didn't know what to do but eventually I found myself a guitar or maybe it found me haha, we were shown how to play some simple chords by the guitar teacher, it was hard getting the hang of it and it really hurts your fingers! After a couple of hours of practice when then had to perform the two songs in front of an audience it was rather scary but I manages to blah my way through it haha, everyone was so proud of us and the director of teenage cancer trust came out to do a small speech, it was quite special.
Next we went for. Tour of the great royal Albert hall, we started in the main theatre where we watched Florence's band and orchestra doing there sound check, it was pretty intense as there was no other people in the building! We then were shown around where the queen, yes the queen sits when she goes but we couldn't actually go in the box itself, it was all very grand, after seeing some other sights including some artwork done by the teenage cancer trust units we were taken back to the back stage room and then we all got our tickets and goody bags!
Next we went for dinner at the backstage crew canteen, the food was out of this world is wasn't like your average work canteen! The desserts were stunning I didn't know which to pick!
After this we went back to the room and then we were taken to the green room, yes the green room! It was so surreal we was all stood there and then somebody mentioned at Caroline flack was there sat on the sofa, I didn't believe it at first but then I realised it was actually her! How crazy, I got my friend to go up to her and talk to her and he did, some people got autographs I unfortunately did not have time, we then had photographs with her and the support act for the evening and then Florence walked in! She was so down to earth and lively and expressed just how much the charity means to her, it was so nice, we then had photographs with her and I hugged her! After all this shock we had to leave so the artists could get ready, we then went to the main theatre and had our own box, apparently princess Beatrice as also therein about three boxes away from us but I never noticed neither did anyone else, Florence's performance was absolutely amazing and even better than on her cd it was incredible, it seems to end too soon though as she was only on for an hour which seemed strange but never mind.
After this we went to get our stuff and unfortunately there was no after party for us haha just a taxi to the hotel, we got to our hotel and had a few drinks in the bar before feeling rather tired, heading to bed. What an amazing day!
The next morning we went for a short walk to kensington gardens which is opposite the hotel and then we had to head back to kings cross to go home, going back up north was rather depressing but on the plus side I'm going to London again next week
This experience really was the best thing that has happened to me and I will never forget it
Xoxo
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