Whilst I didn't get 6 weeks of summer, I did get to make the most of the activities on offer over the school summer holidays. I went to a festival, an outdoor cinema and theatre, airshow and camping to name but a few of the things in this blog post. Not only did I have a great time, I got some amazing photographs too.
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| Battle of Britain Memorial Flight |
This is a day time festival in London's own Hyde Park. I was lucky with the weather and there was no time to get bored. It was well organised, with Barclaycard, Coca-cola, tinder and magic radio being the main companies present. There were lots of toilets and things to see and do. I saw Feeder, Keane, Black Eyed Peas and Robbie Williams. It was a great day out with great music.
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| Robbie Williams Headlining |
Outdoor Theatre
I joined two of my friends to see Hamlet performed outdoors at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden. It was done brilliantly and we were moved between 4 different sets within the grounds, so it was certainly an intimate performance. I certainly recommend summer outdoor performances.
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| One of the outdoor Hamlet sets |
Luna Cinema
I took a friend to see Mamma Mia 2 at an outdoor viewing. We took our own chairs and a picnic and enjoyed a lovely atmosphere to watch the film. There was a bar that sold blankets as well in case you got cold. We did have to wrap ourselves up once it got dark, but it was a very chilled experience and we highly enjoyed our trip
Royal Society Science Exhibition
I went to a free science exhibition in London, with an evening especially for adults only. The first thing we did was to try colourless cocktails to see what colour we associated with them. There were lots of universities exhibiting their research. One of our favourites was making DNA out of laces and jelly babies. There was one stand about using light in medicine, with blue and green light being absorbed by the body. One of the lights they used was not taken up and left outlines of blood vessels within your fingers - it was really interesting with great medical potential.
Lido
The UK has had some rather lovely weather. I went to a Lido with my mum to enjoy the sunshine. With an outdoor pool, lots of space to sunbathe and a cafe we had a lovely day out in the glorious summer.
Airbourne 2019
I am a sucker for an airshow. This year I splashed out on a hotel at The View Hotel on the seafront. We were blessed with a balcony overlooking the sea and a proper sea view. This meant that we watched the airshow from the comfort of the balcony. The views were just as spectacular and we had access to stunning views on the hotels roof terrace. The hotel had both a breakfast and dinner buffet with a great variety of beautiful food. We certainly ate well. Highlights were a huge collection of free samples of honey and lavender seeded paper and catching up with some of my wonderful friends.
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| Selection from The View's dessert buffet |
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| Looking toward Beachy Head |
Ashburnham
I went camping for the bank holiday weekend with my Church. The site itself was beautiful and walking around it was just incredible. The night sky was actually dark so you can see the multitude of stars and despite my poor knowledge I did spot the plough constellation. We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather, so getting a tan was a bit of a plus. The company was as great as the surroundings and it was a great weekend camping. The temperature dropped at night so it was worth taking my hoodie despite the glorious sunshine during the day.
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| The night sky |
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| One of the beautiful views |
