Waking to another fine day....ok ok....it was raining, windy and miserable....but hey - WE ARE GOING TO LORD'S TODAY....YAY!!!!! (apparently, some of us were a little too excited....can't guess who....can you?)
First things first - we ventured off early - due to traffic conditions being horrific.....and headed for Neasden Temple - a Hindu temple located in central London. An amazing spectacle, unfortunately for us - the only place that we could take photos was outside....but that didn't stop us! The temple was relaxing and something that we have never experienced before (and if it wasn't for Rotary - we probably would never sought to venture here... .)
A guided tour was provided for us, giving us an insight into the cultural beliefs of the Hindu people. Check out the pics below!!! Thanks to Jay for accompanying us on the tour.
On to LORD'S......after staying so close the first night (only being able to see the Training ground, gave us a fair taste for the real deal) - we headed in - courtesy of Geoff (who is and has been an MCC member for some time), and some other wonderful Rotarians (Barry, Norman & Jack!) Luckily enough for Suhanya and Brett - they were able to meet one of the up and coming stars of English cricket - getting autographs and photos.....
Touring around the ground was an amazing spectacle (even for Roger - who cares very little about sports - but now has a much deeper fondness for the game!!!!) having panoramic views of the ground from the pavillion, the other stands, as well as venturing into the Media Centre - where Richie, Tony, Bill and others broadcast from! Reportedly construction of the media stand was difficult as no traditional builder was able to complete the task - instead - they turned to a Yacht Builder - who constructed the interesting media centre (almost space ship like - beam me up Mervyn!)
P.S Last night Brett ate Ox heart.....YUMMY!!!! 
1 comments:
Hi all enjoying reading what you are all up to and it looks fantastic I am sooo happy for you all. AndBrett you must have been starving to eat ox, I hope you had tomato sauce with that.GLAD THE WEATHER IS GOOD ALSO. Istill can't believe your all there it's great. You have heard all the footy news so now the big one ,GO CATS. I will have a drink for each of you. It sounds like the Rotarians are doing a great job but we did expect that didn't we. Well brekky time and have another fantastic day. Oh Merv I worked out to do this all by myself. Love to you ALL. XXX kAY.
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