That sad day on my Nan’s internment.
My bro and sister were off afterwards to celebrate their 1st wedding anniversary, so bless them I got a free ride to the airport. Now with 7 hours to spare how could one not take a trip to London. So I did. Checked in at the airport, dumped the suitcase and off to Putney we jolly well go.
Here is a few pictures of my little journey there.
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| Off we go. Heathrow Express to Paddington and jump the tube to Putney Bridge and lets have a little walk. Actually it turned in to a bloody long walk as I walked all the way from Putney Bridge to the cemetery to see Ni and Yui. That is a good few miles I can tell you. But it was worth it indeed to see the place up front and personal. |
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| Old Father Thames. This is the scene from Putney Bridge – also well known for the starting point of the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. |
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| The old church by the river – walked past many a time on the way somewhere for drinks at the river’s edge. |
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| Putney High Street. Not much has changed to be honest. The shops are the same, apart from a HUGE H&M (don’t tell Mary). The buses are all modern now, with the old ‘jump on the back’ ones being de-commissioned sadly. |
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| Manorfields. A walk up Putney Hill out of the high street brings you nearly to Wimbledon – our home for many years. Manorfields. A lovely place full of gardens, birds and squirrels. It was great to see it – many memories flooding back of course. |
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| Here we are. Yep that’s ours – the one on the second floor to the left of the door. Our home. Where baby Ollie grew. |
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| Heathrow landings. Being in Putney it is exactly on the landing path for Heathrow Airport – every minute of so a plane will come overhead, yes literally ever minute or so. I’ll be on one of them soon, just going the other way is all. |
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| The cemetery. Now because I walked I entered the cemetery from the top this time. Something never done before, so I was able to see these beautiful gardens, fountains, trees, walkways, sort of avenue like. Beautiful. |
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| Naoko Kennett I got to see my Ni. Just a brief hello. An update on all things changed in the last 12 months. Of course Mary and I is the big breaking news. She was happy with that I am certain. Lovely to see her though – albeit fleetingly. |
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| And final stop – The Green Man And my final stop for my little tour – The Green Man and a pint or two with my mother-in-law, Mizuyo who was in London that very week, and did also come to Nan’s funeral. So a couple of pints of Guinness and a lovely chat. Jump the bus, jump the tube, jump the Heathrow Express, jump the plane – Hi Mary and kids, Daddy’s home. |
