So what did we do today?
We hopped on a couple of trains
and went to National Archives at Kew. But that was after a slightly alarming
start to our day.
Picture this.
The we are, The Man and I washed
and dressed and about to sit down to breakfast when….Hello what’s that noise.
Hmmm, open up the door into the
hallway and goodness me the building fire alarm is going off. Can’t smell smoke
but better get out just in case.
Back inside, shoes on and grab
the jackets, the wallets and the cell phone and head down the stairs.
We’re the only ones there.
Good thing the weather is fairly
clement. After a few minutes a couple of other residents put in an appearance,
but not all of them.
About five minutes later we can
hear the sound of an approaching siren and there comes the fire engine,
followed by another.
Soon the crews are spilling out onto the footpath,
all
kitted up in their protective gear, and heading insider, but not before a third
engine shows upMust have been a false alarm
because pretty soon we are let back inside.
Once The Man and I finish
breakfast we set off to go to Kew.
And what did we find there, well
not much really. I had wanted to look at my grandfather’s military record, but
discovered that I could have paid a small fee and downloaded it at home. Never mind we did have a nice day out and I did
learn a couple of things about the archives. Oh and I bought a couple of books and an ordinate
survey map of the area we are going to visit in a couple of weeks.
We spotted some very interesting front garden
ornaments on our walk back from National Archives to the train station. Not the
kind of thing you’d expect to see in a very urban setting
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