A Weekend WithSimon


The weekend of the 3rd and 4th March 2001 Simon, Stan and Susanna all came to London to visit me, which was jolly nice. Here's the pictures.


15:14 - Here's Susanna and Simon in Cafe Pacifico, near Covent Garden.


15:14 - Just Simon, you cheeky so and so.


15:14 - Stan, who, from looking back through the pictures, seems to have worn this jacket throughout the weekend. I suppose London is "up north" from his point of view...


15:15 - John and Chie, a bit blurred.


15:15 - Niiice! Simon and Stan, who I ought to point out is actually called Darren really.


15:16 - Oh, action shot or something? Maybe Chie is deliberately obscuring the camera...?


15:17 - Susanna here examining, errr, something or other.


15:19 - Simon enjoying the delightful beverage that is Corona.


15:30 - Simon tucking into his food, which was jolly nice.


16:58 - After lunch, a standard touristy picture taken on Picadilly Circus (as though you needed telling).


18:42 - Here's a (badly lit) picture of Simon and Susanna in the social.


18:43 - In The Social again, still not got the lighting right, but was a bit reluctant to use the flash for fear of irritating people.


23:44 - Much later on, nearing bedtime back in my flat.


23:45 - That dark looming figure is Susanna, I think.


23:45 - Hmmm something strange going on with the lighting here - sort it out!


23:45 - Still a bit more blue-ish than is ideal...


23:45 - Ah, seem to have sorted it out now.


23:47 - Here's Stan's bed for the night. The luxury is unparalleled.


23:48 - Simon and John enjoying the sofa bed. Ahem.


23:49 - Strangely there were fairy lights all over my CD player.


23:59 - Susanna is looking tired!


00:00 - Hmmm...


12:17 - Next morning, and here's Simon, persuaded by Pops, changing his return coach to a later time.


12:17 - He was on hold for a while...


12:17 - Nice! Pops popping (oh dear) in for a visit.


12:18 - ...whilst Simon appears to still be on the phone.


12:28 - Stan takes over while Simon pays a visit to the facilities.


12:36 - Susanna taking the opportunity to learn some Japanese.


12:43 - Outside my flat, the guys (plus girl) line up oddly for a contrived picture.... hmmmm loojks like Pops is trying to hide!


12:44 - Much better - I like it!


12:44 - Simon presenting the rubbish bins, in a way probably only Simon could.


12:49 - In the Roebuck, just around the corner, waiting for Sunday Lunch.


12:50 - John rarely getting a picture of himself taken.


12:52 - Simon needlessly took a picture of Guinness.


12:55 - Pops' amazement at the vegetarian option being a vegetable lasagne.


13:00 - Simon collects sauces and stuff.


13:00 - Clearly quite proud of his findings...


13:15 - Here is the aforementioned vegetable lasagne...


13:15 - Simon admires Pops' mineral water.


13:19 - Simon tucks into roast lamb, whilst Susanna enjoys a steak pie.


13:19 - Stan I believe went for the roast beef.


13:59 - Simon weighing up the relative merits of different sauces - here we see them ranked from left to right.


14:36 - Simon, Pops and Stan in an "arty" picture taken in the lift of my local tube station.


14:38 - Needless on-tube picture.


16:00 - Here's Simon and Susanna in the Moon and Sixpence (I think) somewhere or other in Central London, getting desserts.


16:20 - I think this is back on Picadilly Circus again.


16:52 - Well its time for the off, at Victoria Station.


17:03 - Look closely and you can just about see Simon and Susanna here...


17:04 - ...and here!