The journey began by catching a train from Hartlepool, after a three hour journey on the fancy grand central train, it finally arrived at London King's Cross train station after going through such other cities as York, and Thirsk.
I was very surprised by the instant busyness of it all.
The first stop was a place called illustration cupboard, A small tucked away art shop, not far from the first tube exit near the Ritz hotel. Here there were a vast majority of art pieces selling for thousands of pounds. I was generally impressed by some of the pieces in there however, I basically just don't have the money.
Not long after, we all visited the London transport museum, which was full of all buses, train cars, as well as some modern day exhibitions that were themed on London.
After this we went to other such places via the exploration of the London Underground, I was really impressed by the speed, as well as the overall efficiency of the system. We also went through Covent Garden's, Hackney, Bank Street, Camden Town, Regent Street, Soho, and also the famous Carnaby Street, as well as passing several other famous sites.
Where we stayed in terms of accommodation, wasn't the Ritz, but it very much got the job done. It was very comfortable, clean, and I was impressed by the accommodation. My night mainly consisted of sketching, as well as planning the next day ahead, I had little sleep, I think it was the excitement.
The Old Street London underground tube station. Very draughty indeed.
A block print from Nobrow Press, a small shop and studio in Hackney.
On the second day after breakfast, we visited Nobrow press which was just down the street from the hotel. They opened up especially for us, how nice of Sam and the team.
It was a mad rush for most of us on the trip, the amount of money we all must have spent within the shop alone, We'd all rather not count up I think. I purchased a book from the Hilda series, as well as another book on cats. I found the style of this book very interesting, and also very interactive. It had elements of pop out themes, which is always fun.
Thomas.
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