THE CASE OF "BIG LONDON"

Shandy and Yoshi explore the capital, Toys, Lions and Political demonstrations

LOCATION :                                      London (Lots of it)

WRITING SUSPECT:                           Shandy & Yoshi

YOSHI:  I arrived at Rik's with my suitcase ready to leave. He was late as usual but eventually we picked up Shandy and off we went. It was an interesting journey involving lots of LOUD singing and fooooood! We eventually made it and found a very interesting sign!

SHANDY: I'd first like to deny everything Yoshi has said.

YOSHI: Doh!

SHANDY: It all started innocuously enough; a van journey to London involving chocolate and assorted movie watching and book reading on my part. Yoshi decided to be the in flight entertainment!

The trouble started in London. I think this was mainly my fault. The words; culture and shock spring to mind. London is BIG! Then things got really confusing with the "Mustard " sign. Rik was then fool enough to release Yoshi and myself into Hamley's the world's largest toy shop.

We rapidly both found our inner child, although to be honest we didn't have to look that far. Next on to Forbidden Planet; a place dear to my heart mainly for the the anime and manga section. Sympathy must go to Yoshi who spent most of the time in the shop trying to remove me from the manga.

YOSHI: We found a restaurant and ate; Fast! It's always important to keep your strength up. Then we watched the west end version of "The Lion King"!

SHANDY: Two words "Spec" "Tacular"!

YOSHI: There was lots of singing and new songs! It was great! After the show we then travelled back to Anthea's where we had more fooooood! Then we went to get a good night's sleep ( It was 1 in the morning ) ready for the big rally tomorrow.

Upon waking up we had some fooooood, packed some lunch ( We were creative in Anthea's kitchen !) and set off to find the political rally. Little did we know that Rik is very good and losing important things!

RIK: Have you learned nothing?

SHANDY: We had the seemingly easy task of finding a large rally for "Make Poverty History" Large crowds of people, wearing white (enough of them to surround the Houses of Parliament) should stand out even in London. Not for Rik, Yoshi and me.

YOSHI: We went to Westminster Hall and bought some whistles. The rally wasn't there. We then turned up outside the National Theatre. It wasn't there. We ended up ringing Duracell's dad Rob who directed us to the meeting place for the march; Where we bought lot's more things at Rik's expense! I still can't believe Rik lost a political rally!

SHANDY: Having found our destination, (Thanks Rob) we set about making placards.

I will leave it to your imagination the amount of noise a 25.000 strong crowd makes when you ask it to all blow it's whistle's at once.  It was LOUD!

  YOSHI: It was great!

SHANDY: I'll never forget that day in London but years of expensive therapy may help.

Oh and yes, Rik, we learned London is big, and that political rallies should be better signposted

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