Sunday, 17 July 2011

Churchill War Rooms Late Opening

Now, this post would have been a report on the Chap Olympiad which took place yesterday, had I not dropped my camera in a jug of Pimms during said Olympiad.  Unfortunately, my camera didn't survive.  My memory card should hopefully be okay so I should have the few pictures of the event I did manage to take before the alcohol-based drowning, but my outfit pictures were taken on an emergency disposable camera.  So I think that post will now wait until I finish my film, develop it and scan in any shots that turned out decently...  How old school.

But I thought I'd just drop by to alert any Londoners to the upcoming late-night opening of the Churchill War Rooms on Friday, 12th August.

The map room at the War Rooms (source: CWR website)

Very sadly, I'm unable to attend as I have prior commitments but hopefully someone else out there in blogland might be able to attend and I can live vicariously through them.

It's an American-themed night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of our "special relationship" with the States, and there will be dancing and drinking and history - three things which, combined, should make for a very fine evening.  I'm terribly sad I have to miss it but there will always be another time, I suppose...  And perhaps next time it will be purely British, which (let's face it) will be more my cup of tea!
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8 comments:

  1. superheidi18 July 2011 at 06:52

    Sorry about your camera, though you killed it quite in style. :-) Wow, you were at the Chap Olympiads, must have been hilarious!

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  2. Unknown18 July 2011 at 09:10

    At least you dropped it in a very British drink! Wish I could attend, alas to faraway x

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  3. Miss Marie18 July 2011 at 19:13

    Indeed, although I lost my camera, I walked away with an amusing story. It could have been a much duller, unstylish death. Plus I'd been thinking about getting a better camera anyway, so now I have a reason! I was just sad to lose it halfway through such a brilliant event - I wanted to take so many more photos!

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  4. Susan Janet20 July 2011 at 14:53

    A truly "carry on" spirit to your camera's untimely demise :) I'm not sure how "old school" it is to scan photos onto your computer ;) I'm hanging in there with my old SLR camera. I'm curious about the Chad Olymics now! Pity you can't get to Churchill's room.

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  5. Susan Janet20 July 2011 at 14:56

    Oops, sorry. Hadn't read your previous blog entry in which you mentioned the Chap Olympics. How amusing!

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  6. Miss Marie20 July 2011 at 21:00

    I had the same thought about scanning in the photos being rather a modern concept rather than old school, but the rest of it...

    It is quite exciting thinking about what surprises the roll of film will have in store for me when I develop it. Unfortunately though, being a disposable camera, the pictures are very unlikely to be of the same high quality as your SLR pictures!

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  7. Susan Janet22 July 2011 at 16:07

    You do have a great "eye" for compositon though, even if the picture printing etc is not of such quality.

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  8. Miss Marie22 July 2011 at 17:19

    Naw, thanks! Let's hope I've managed okay with the digital. It's not being able to zoom that's the real struggle!

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