Revisited old haunts today.
Took the kids down to Clapham.
Had a quick walk around the 'Old Town' before heading to 'The Clapham Picture House' (still there on Venn St). Pretty eye-opening to see how much has happened in the Old Town - much more developed - more foodie places, very tidy and flashed up(lots of estate agents). The common looked amazing - I always loved it on a blue-sky winter day(black cabs and double-decker red buses dashing through it) - I felt kind of sad that we are no longer part of it.
Watched 'Shaun the sheep' - of course not my choice, but was enjoyable.
Boys commented on the small screen and old-school seats(no cup holders and flip-up seats) - not really appreciating the 'picture house' charm.
We exited the movie into a foyer jammed full of people queuing to watch 'The Fifty Shades of Grey' (just released here - lots of adds everywhere(boys are pretty curious abut it)).
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| Venn St, sugar-loaded(after the movie) and cold. |
Made our way down to 'Abbeville Village' for dinner. Meet Chris at Clapham South tube to do the nostalgic walk past our old house at 28 Lynette Ave. Spent a while peering at No 28 in the dim light (6:30 pm). Noticed they had replaced the fence and repainted the front door but then noticed 'shadows' inside the front door so decided to move on quickly before were 'spotted'.
Enjoyed walking down Abbeville Road (used to be our local 'little' shops), noticing that it too was much more 'upmarket'(lots more boutique shops and 'fine eateries'. Saddened to see that 'Treohans'(local one-stop shop for many years) had been replaced by a 'food cooperative' - not nearly as useful(but I guess it is about $$$ - a big site on a very fashionable street). Also very saddened to see that 'Newtons'(local restaurant we(+ Tony and Lita) frequented) had closed down - this explained why we couldn't book it.
Had a very enjoyable dinner at 'The Abbeville'. Yummy British food. Dogs at the tables provided extra entertainment for the boys. There was a gorgeous French bulldog puppy(1 year) at the table next to us.
http://www.theabbeville.co.uk/
Caught a black-cab home (kids first experience). Got to see the massive redevelopment going on at 'Elephant and Castle'. Drove over Tower Bridge which is always pretty amazing.
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| The Abbeville |
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