Last weekend I took Clare to the big smoke that is London to see the west end show ‘The Woman in Black‘ at the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden. We dropepd the dogs off at the kennels at 9am then came home got changed and set off down the M1 to Hemel Hempstead. Traffic was on our side and we made it to Neil and Kelly’s (our friends) place in 2 1/2  hours. We ahd a spot of lunch at theirs before getting changed and heading off the train station. We arrived in Covent Garden in plenty of time and went and got a drink in the bar that is Punch and Judy. We sat down and had a good natter, catching up as it had been a while since we last saw Neil and Kelly. Time soon flew by and it was time to head to the theatre. The Fortune Theatre is a fairly old place and a little run down, something a lick of paint and a few spare pound would cure. It is small, but the atmosphere was good. Whilst sitting down waiting for the show to start, Kelly informed us there was only 2 people in the show. It came as quite a surprise to me and at that moment I didn’t think the show would be very good, how wrong was I? The show started and before I knew it, an hour had passed and the interval was upon us. What can I say other than what a great first half to the show.

We stood up and made our way to the toilets. The gents were on the small side, so small infact my mate Neil had to stand with his head at an angle whilst using the urinal - not a plesant position to pee in! From the loo we headed to the bar and got a glass of red wine all round before making our way back to our seats. The second half soon started and once again finished in what seemed next to no time. Dispite there only be two actors, well three if you include the woman that palys the ghost, but doesn’t say anything, it was a very good show.

It was mine and Clare’s first trip to the theatre and I must admit we both injoyed it greatly. Clare has already told me she wants to see Dirty Dancing - guess I’d best start saving my pennies.

After the show we headed on over to the Meza Restaurant in Soho and had a very lovely Tapas meal. We got a last minute deal whch resulted in us choosing 5 Tapas each from a menu of about 15 all of which came with a glass of wine and dessert. The food was fantastic, the wine was ok and we ended up ordering another bottle of it and Clare was tempted to a very expensive cocktail. All in all we had a fantastic day.

Sunday was spent having a little lye in before getting up and having a bite of breakfast before heading off to see my parents in Watford for lunch before having to travel back up the M1 in time to pick the dogs up from kennels and then to be hoem ready for Ash coming home from his dads.