The 141 from Manor House is my preferred option now. Takes about 35 minutes on a good day (rare) and around 50 on all others. That's a lot longer than all other journeys, but your quality of life will be tripled. You always get a seat! You can read …
Mirandola - thanks again. Strangely, the membership that includes gym use and costs £15 more is limited to the borough, whereas the £30 swimming-only version covers all! (I think it's possible to switch without penalty).
Nick - impressive! The unhe…
marko - thanks, that explains why the guy with whom I signed up insisted that my membership would only apply to pools in Hackney. Can't wait to try the one in York! Park Road wasn't really on the agenda because I hear awful stories of cashmere fluff…
Thanks, M & m, very helpful! Will start at Clissold Park, but also want to try at least the one in Ironmonger Row. With the list mentioned above I assume membership is valid across boroughs?(...Now all I need is somebody who teaches me how to en…
rainbow_carnage - thanks for those comments. I have been thinking about going to see A Season in the Congo for a while and will certainly do so now. Also agree re Punchdrunk (but can't see what's so bad generally about Ibsen). You should post regula…
I suppose as with all building styles, the living quliaty in brutalist or similar architecture is dependent on the buildling quality and the way properties are run and allowed to deteriorate. If you encourage tenants to be house-proud, I don't think…
I often find that the people blocking cycle paths are oblivious because they are distracted, as in mums with several kids around them or elderly people with heavy shopping trolleys, and I have found myself slowing down and on occasion even getting o…
The best German beer is Jever. It's very bitter pilsner from the north, none of that watery southern stuff. You drink it from the bottle, preferably in some gloomy place with industrial music playing in the background. Just saying.
What Stroud Green really is, according to the above map, is posh. Particularly the bit between the railway bridge and Woodstock Road, just next to the station. Is that because of Molen's?
Ah, good idea! Creamy colour, standard drum shape, with some fancy removable thingy at the bottom that diverts the light into a floral pattern. I think that's meant to be a Moroccan effect. A bit similar to this, but not quite. Also ideal for painti…
I have eaten at Rosa's in Spitalfields on a few occasions. It's very decent food but didn't get me all too excited. Maybe a bit of a similar experience in that respect to Cats. The location is nice, though, just a short walk to Rough Trade. From Cat…
Cheers, miss annie. It's the one at the market end of the street, opposite the very popular Indian curry van. If you walk all the way down to the Aldgate end, there's also a stall that sells jellied eel (which I haven't tried yet). Oh, and from my f…
If you ever get to Petticoat Lane market, there's a street with food stalls (Goulston Street) around lunch time, which has a great Thai van on four days a week (not there on Mondays, if I remember well, and off to Thailand for six weeks after new ye…
Walthamstow has an amazing Facebook group, the Walthamstow (Unofficial) Tourist Board, which mainly showcases dumped mattresses. Seems a great place to me!
I am not sure if the discussion of whether SG is a gay tolerant place or not was started off by my not rating it as a gay 'playground'. In case it was, what I meant to say was that the success rate will predictably be low if you go to the local pub…
I forgot to say: welcome to Stroud Green! Hope you have a good time here. And sorry, I just assumed you were male. late night etc. Don't know much/anything about what the ladies are up to. Also, I second vetski's recommendation of Cristo's LGBT supp…
I was at that sauna twice and did not enjoy it very much. The first time was early days, and the second time I was followed around by a nut who made several attempts to bite me (whilst speaking in tongues), accompanied by an equally off-his-head 'mi…