[Option to go right and to the alley with mirrors – Conduit Court]
[This is the original route abandoned because of rain:
Left and then Left down St Martin’s Lane
On the right CECIL COURT
Then left onto Charing Cross Road
The left on Orange Street, past the Z Hotel, over Whitcomb Street
Then right on Haymarket
Left onto JERMYN STREET]
> Right from FUJIFILM HOP to Covent Garden station, Piccadilly Line to Kings Cross St Pancras
>> Walk to Light tunnel
>> Into Kings Cross, eat at Waitrose or food outlets on mezzanine
>> from mezzanine over foot bridge and through to bridge over platforms
>> Underground on Piccadilly Line to Green Park, walk along Piccadilly and then down to JERMYN STREET
>> Along Jermyn Street, Piccadilly Arcade, Princess Arcade
>> Through PICCADILLY ARCADE, cross Piccadilly by Royal Academy of Arts
>> Along Piccadilly and then through the BURLINGTON ARCADE
>> Option go right on Burlington Gardens then VIGO STREET junction with SACKVILLE STREET
>> Left to BOND STREET (NEW and OLD)
>> Don’t forget THE ROYAL ARCADE off OLD BOND STREET
>> Dinner is at THE KINGS HEAD on Stafford Street, off Old Bond Street past YSL store, at 6:15 pm onwards
Conduit Court
We all gathered downstairs at the HOP and after introductions Valerie gave us a presentation on her street photography. Then we caught the Underground to Kings Cross St Pancras.
Kings Cross
The light tunnel
The group was split into two and I went back to the light tunnel.
Then back in the station and over into the mezzanine to watch passengers on the platforms below and to grab a sandwich from Waitrose.
Then back on the Underground
West End
Jermyn Street and the two arcades.
We crossed over Piccadilly and entered the Burlington Arcade.
At the end of the Burlington Arcade turning left I went on to Vigo Street.
And this was a plaque that I could not resist recording..
Bond Street
Before the planned evening meal I went down Bond Street close to Piccadilly and watched people passing by the yet to be opened Prada shop. I was standing at the corner of Stafford Street by the Yves Saint Laurent shop. Looking up the street Ronnie Wood (plus bodyguard) went into the shop – no pictures!
Kings Head
We had booked a table for everyone on the workshop at the Kings Head on Stafford Street. We shown upstairs to the upper restaurant. We were the first customers but as the evening progressed every table was filled until late diners were being told that they could not have a table.
We could look down onto the street below.
From Green Park I caught the Underground back to Waterloo at around 7:45 pm.
The next day of the workshop was planned to start outside Charing Cross station.
