Day: December 26, 2023

Boxing Day here in the UK so almost everything closed including my new favourite cafe. So had a look on google and the one next door to it was reported to be open, however upon closer inspection out on the walk there, it was indeed closed. Heart sank a little as I was keen on a coffee this morning and I’d already committed to rugging up with various layers to leave the apartment, all that effort could have been wasted.

So I thought I’d just keep walking a bit to see if there was anything open, and sure enough another 100m down the road there was a Turkish style cafe offering coffee. As well as coffee they also had lots of middle eastern desserts and sweets as well as Hookah pipes if that’s something that floats your boat.

Coffee was ok, but wouldn’t go back unless it was the only thing on offer. A little weak and watery.

On Saturday after I’d been through the HMS Belfast, and after Sharon and Emma had seen “Six” we were off to the Phoenix theatre to see “Stranger Things First Shadow”. The production was amazing and the special effects were next level. I was amazed at what they could achieve with a live production with the effects.

If you are a Stranger Things fan, this will be a must see production. It’s set a number of years before the tv production and involves a lot of the parents of the main Stranger Things cast when they were younger. I won’t say much more other than I loved the way they tied the USS Eldridge / Philadelphia Experiment into to the story line.