They say it's when life begins.. at 40's ;-)
I wanted to start this decade with the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :-)
And I did, not when Just a Plane Ride Away like in Casablanca, but with Just a Plane Ride Away... like Yaz ;-)
Yaz is living in London and I wanted to go there for my 40's.
We decided to meet each other in front of Sherlock Holmes house ;-)
After so many and funny talks in FB and specially in our own blogs and mails, it was very nice, finally, to meet Yaz :-)
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| From London |
So, here I was, in a new city, ready to share an old passion with a new friend :-)
She gave me the most warm, cosy and welcoming hugs :-) I will never forget it...
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Inside of the house, Dr Watson was expecting us. ;-)
I introduced myself and my friends. A very nice talk began. What a charming man!
I said I was from Portugal and why I was in London: to see The Phantom of the Opera and to listen to the beautiful voice of Sofia Escobar.
During our conversation, I became astonished with his detailed knowledge about Portugal. He knew about the difference between Fado of Lisboa and Fado of Coimbra and the cruises in Douro river, for example.
And no, he didn't mention Salazar, our former dictator, as usually happens when I say I'm Portuguese! Great Dr Watson! Goed zo!
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| From London |
Afterwards, I asked for Sherlock Holmes. I haven't seen him yet and I thought maybe he was having problems with Professor Moriarty ;-)
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Sherlock Holmes doesn't like unexpected visits specially when he is concentrated on his chemistry experiments...;-)
"Maybe it's better this way, to do the visit without him around."...I thought...
Mrs Hudson was not there too, so we did the visit by ourselves.
Look at this beautiful table...
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or at this desk...:-)
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Sherlock Holmes continues to receive many letters...
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Look at this one, for example...
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In Sherlock Holmes house, we can also enjoy scenes of his famous adventures like, for example, A Scandal in Bohemia (1891).
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We enjoyed this visit very much as well as our typical British lunch with Fish and Chips in a pub close by. :-)
Thank you, my dear! Just love the mug you gave me!
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| From Coisas Minhas |
Now, thanks to you, I will have forever and ever my five o'clock tea with Sherlock Holmes ;-) Kusjes, mijn lieve Yaz! :-)
13 comments:
What a beautiful experience to know a new friend, in a new city and in the day of birthday!!!
I´m sure that you had a beautiful birthday and enjoyed it...
Happy 40´s!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Patricia! :-) I've indeed a wonderful day :-)
Yaz and her husband were great! It was very nice to meet them!
Beijinhos! :-)
OOOH! What a wonderful, wonderful treat for you dearest. I know the feeling of meeting a new friend in an old place....such a blessing.
ONE DAY, ONE DAY WE SHALL MEET!!! VEEL KUSJES MIJN LIEVE VRIENDIN! Anita
Que divertido! Acho que o meu marido iria adorar fazer essa visita à casa de Sherlock Holmes.
Bj!
Oh, so sweet, my dear friend! I loved meeting you and your charming man.
PS I bought the same mug for myself. Every time I see it I think of the lovely day we spent together :-)
xoxo
Anita :-) I'm waiting for you :-) Veel kusjes!!!
Margarida,
foi o unico museu que visitei por dentro :-)
Como ficamos pouco tempo, aproveitamos mais para caminhar e ter uma panoramica geral da cidade. Mas aqui, tinha mesmo de ir.
No post da Yaz, encontras um filme sobre a casa. Acho que o teu marido ia gostar de ver. Ves e ouves o Dr Watson tambem ;-)
Bjs! :-)
Yaz, so nice! It's like we having tea together :-) xoxo
Há encontros fantásticos, não há? E às vezes acontecem da forma mais inusitada.
E este Dr. Watson também é um personagem digno de se conhecer. A minha irmã adoraria, fã como é das aventuras do Sherlock Holmes :)
Beijinhos!
Sara, foi muito giro, sim :-) Blogar pode trazer tambem muitos momentos bons a nossa vida. :-)
Bjs! :-)
Não tive tempo de visitar mas sou fã de Sherlock Holmes, da atmosera e das histórias. Tenho que voltar e visitar.
Bjs
Adoro o Sherlock Holmes. Da primeira vez que viajei de avião para fora de Portugal, foi para Londres, decisão tomada há muito tempo atrás.
Claro que a casa do Sherlock (que adoramos lá por casa) estava no plano. Fui a Londres com a minha amiga Isabel (que perdeu a mala para lá e a das prendas - que teve que comprar extra, porque ficou doida com compras - para cá; e eu ri-me!) e depois de irmos à Madame Tussaud fomos a 221b. Não havia as figuras, como pelos vistos há agora, mas pude mexer no chapéu e no cachimbo do Sherlock!
Foi muito bom recordar (andava à procura dos Spandau Ballett e tropecei por aqui)
Bom fim semana
Paula,
:-) Que giro!
Era um desejo antigo visitar a casa do Sherlock Holmes. O meu favorito é o Jeremy Brett.
O link do concerto dos Spandau Ballet
http://presepiocomvistaparaocanal.blogspot.nl/search?q=spandau+ballet
Beijinhos e bom fim-de-semana!
PS: Desculpa a pressa.
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