Berry Cheesecake Sunday

Cheese cake Sunday

 

 

Morning Run

9am  : time for my 5K run. Bleary eyed I strap my Nike + sports band on trainer up and throw myself out of the front door. First 5K of the week and a chance tow kick start my metabolism. My route starts in Catford , through Ladywell then onto Brockley , Crofton Park then through to Stanstead road back into Catford

Today's run was particularly interesting. My Nike + sportsband had to be sent back to Amsterdam for repairs so today I took my normal route but was relieved from the pressure accompanying running against a clock.
Ran my usual 5.5 K route then entered Ladywell athletics track to complete 3k in bare foot on the athletic track.

Back home now to watch the memorial parades on TV. Brave service men and women before heading down to Bromley.

Cheesecake Sunday

13.9 stones my weighing machine says lol. Maybe I will be lighter after cutting my hair.
Will be keeping an eye on my food intake today. Off to Bromely to by some food for my Nutri Bullet.  
See my other Blog Random Daily Challenges for my food diary and physical challenge posts

http://randomdailychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

South Bank 15/11/2014

Down to my favourite Bar for some Sunday chill down. I love heading to the Benuga Bar in the BFI South Bank. This bar is kitted out like your front lounge with comfy couches. It is frequented by art and TV types together with the odd famous face from ITV next door.

However the real reason why I head down here is the devine cheese cake. At £5.59 it is to die for. Delicious. A nice cup of tea and a newspaper : bliss :-)

 

Today was particularly good. South Bank is participating in the London Jazz festival. 

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 Sunday Chill out events

                    

Trish Clowes and Guy Barker with the BBC Concert Orchestra Orchestral Jazz

Queen Elizabeth Hall 

Brand new music from two leading creators of British jazz. Composer, saxophonist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist

 

 

                   

Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red: Tower of London World War I Centenary Commemoration                   

On July 17 this year a tide of 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British and colonial fatality during World War I, began to seep across the dry moat at the Tower of London. The installation that has appeared in the intervening months commemorates the centenary of the Great War. During the conflict, the Tower’s moat was used to swear in the 1,600-plus men who had enlisted by the end of

Tower of London Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB

Sat Nov 8 - Tue Nov 11

                  

Craft Beer Company                    

A whopping 37 beers are served on draught here, and the owners work directly with microbreweries to snag some rare and unusual tipples. The USA and Belgium are well represented in the selection of bottles. Look out for exclusive imported beers you won't see anywhere else in London. There are branches in Brixton, Clapham and Islington.

43 Goodge St, W1T 1TA

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Yoga Mondays

Elastic band

Monday the beginning of the week. I after work Monday's usually finds me slouched in front of the TV. Not anymore , I love yoga so I am tailoring in yoga into my Monday evenings

Morning Run

8am is the time for my 5K run. Bleary eyed I strap my Nike + sports band on trainer up and throw myself out of the front door. First 5K of the week and a chance tow kick start my metabolism. My route starts in Catford , through Ladywell then onto Brockley , Crofton Park then through to Stanstead road back into Catford

Evening Yoga

Yoga is my only way of releasing my mind.
It gives me 2 hours to focus on relaxing. I don't tend to relax easily so yoga is my release.
I practice yoga at two venues. One in Greenwich , the other Waterloo's Morley College.
I do yoga for thee following reasons:-

• To help meditate
• To help combat stress via breathing
• To help ward of various illnesses by promoting deep breathing which activate the lymph node
• To increase muscle strength.

Update

This evening we had a new yoga teacher. Will betaken by her for the next three weeks.
Her style was Ashtanga.
Boy did I sweat today for the second time since my jog this morning. Full core muscles and digestive systems were exercised. Can't wait for next week.
I arrived early today for the first time after finding a new parking spot free after 5 pm in central West Greenwich woohoo. 

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Who believes morning runs are better than evening runs?

 

Yoga classes this week

 

Yin Yoga

Autumn Term

Suitable for beginners with limited fitness and flexibility as well as experienced yogis.

Yin yoga is a deep, still, mindful practice, offering the opportunity to rest in simple, accessible postures for an extended period of time (up to five minutes). This enables a meditative awareness and a long, slow extension of the body, unwinding compacted fascia and unknotting and releasing muscles. The emphasis is on looking inwards and fostering awareness of what's happening in the whole person through the body.

This is a relaxing and revitalising form of yoga, offering a chance to stretch, breathe, settle your attention in your body, and take time to focus on yourself.

Wear warm layers, as your temperature is likely to drop as you move into stillness.

Type of class: Drop-in class

Cost: £7 / Greenwich Card £6.50 / Concession £6 per class

Dates: 08 September – 08 December 2014

Time: Monday 6:20 - 7:50PM

 

 

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Salsa Thursdays

Salsa at West Greenwich community centre

The teacher is a 78 year old Jamaican who schooled with Len Goodman. He is funny and skilled and the class is very friendly if not a little slow at times. I love the spirit and friendliness. I have not been for approximately a year so I look forward to Thursday 13th November.

Tuesday

cheapdayout

Great day out for under $10 or £10 on a Tuesday

London (Day)

The Four Thieves

Come and test your showbiz knowledge with your quizmonger extraordinaire, the inimitable Boogaloo Stu, for an evening of frivolous fun and brilliant brainteasers.

• 1st place prize £50 cash money (dollar dollar bills y'all)
• 2nd place wins a bottle of wine
• Spot prizes of shots, pints and whatever oddities Stu has in his mysterious trunk.

You will not be able to find any answers to the ridiculous questions on your iPhone, so don’t even try. You gotta be in it to win it or something like that!

Please reserve a table, otherwise you might have nowhere to put your bums, pints and plates of food for your face.

51 Lavender Gardens, London, SW11 1DJ - View Map

Type of event: Comedy, Cabaret, Quiz Night

Date: Every Tuesday

Time: 20:00 - 22:15 (doors at 17:00)

Price: £2 per team member

Groove Baby: Randolph Matthews

Groove Baby is a new opportunity for parents and carers with babies or toddlers to hear high-quality jazz, groove and contemporary improvised music.
These London-wide concerts create an environment that is relaxed, friendly and inviting to people of all ages. Crying, singing, dancing and playing along are all welcome!

Tuesday 18th November 10:30 AM
St Peter De Beauvoir
Northchurch Terrace
London
N1 4DA

London (Evening)

Indeedy Musical Bingo @Core

Core - Aldermary House 10-15 Queen Street, City of London, EC4N 1TX - View Map

Indeedy Musical Bingo bring their glitter, fun, games, and music to the City of London!!! Join them at their new City home, Core Bar every Tuesday for bingo, music, cocktails and amazing prizes!
What To Expect
Arrive at the downstairs bar at Core Bar at 7pm and you'll be shown you to your reserved seats. Get settled in, and grab a drink and some food.
You'll then play three exciting rounds of bingo with breaks in between. The rounds normally finish just after 10pm, when the dance party will officially commence! (although you’ll probably be dancing on your chair before this). The music is eclectic, accessible, and fun – they're not trying to out-cool anybody! This night is inclusive and light-hearted, ideal for groups of friends, colleagues, even your Mum!

Date: Tuesday 25th November 2014

Time: 19:00 - 22:00 (doors at 18:30)
Price: £8
Type of event: Quiz Night, Something A Little Different, Fun Time Partying
Music: 80's Music, Commercial/Pop, Hip Hop/RnB, Party Mash Up, Retro

Nearest station: Bank (Tube)

Minimum age: Over 18

New York (Day)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Free Tuesday, 10am to noon Saturday and weekdays in winter (Nov-Feb).
Eastern Parkway at Washington Ave, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Wave Hill

Free 9am to noon Tuesday and Saturday.
W 249th St at Independence Ave, Riverdale, The Bronx.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76493#ixzz3I8P5QoUt

 New York Public Library

 

Remember the Dewey Decimal System? The New York Public Library, New York's most famous library (aka the Stephen A Schwarzman Building), which turned 100 in 2011, is situated in a grand Beaux-Arts icon east of Times Square. It's fronted by marble lions named 'Patience' and 'Fortitude,' and is just a jaw-dropper to walk through, particularly the reading room fit for 500 patrons reading with the aid of the library's original Carre-and-Hastings lamps. There's exhibits too, including a copy of the original Declaration of Independence, a Gutenburg Bible, plus 431,000 old maps.

There are free tours at 11am and 2pm Monday to Saturday, 2pm Sunday (closed Sunday in summer). Fifth Ave at 42nd St, Midtown East.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76493#ixzz3I96JNWPI

 

USA New York (Evening)



11th Street Bar

East Village, Alphabet City

510 E 11th St
New York, NY 10009
United States

Phone number +1-212-982-3929  

    

I was looking for a cheap neighborhood bar and I think I found it here. Came here on a Tuesday night for Happy Hour. It was the perfect low-key place to talk over cheap beers. The happy hour…

"Exposed: A History of Lingerie"

The Museum at FIT Seventh Ave
Chelsea
New York
Cross Street:

at 27th St

+Free+  Tue Sep 23 - Sat Nov 15

Whatever your interest in ladies’ undergarments, you’ll see more than 70 iterations from throughout history at the Museum at FIT’s new exhibit. From a circa-1770 whalebone corset to Rudi Gernreich’s wireless “no-bra bra” of the ’60s, the exhibit looks at how form and function have shifted over time, as well as how nightgowns and other silhouette-framing pieces have inspired formal 

With a thriving comedy scene encompassing everything from stand up to improv, it's almost impossible to know where to start indulging your lust for laughs in the Big Apple. Still, it's always best to go in at the cheap end – and luckily there's a host of free shows to sample that you would be happy to pay for. Weekly stand up gig Whiplash – at the cutting-edge Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre – is the best place to hear the hottest comics with an alt twist, while Sunday nights at the Knitting Factory is another long-running free gig, hosted by Hannibal Buress. Meanwhile the Alligator Lounge has a comedy night every Tuesday that comes with free pizza – so you can stuff your face when you're not laughing.

Alligator Lounge, 600 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, +1 718-599 4440, alligatorloungebrooklyn.com



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Wednesday

cheapdayout

Great day out for under $10 or £10 on a Wednesday

London (Day)

National Gallery

Its 2000 Western European classics by Van Gogh, Renoir, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo make the National Gallery a serious art stop, with over 5 million people popping into the building on Trafalgar Square each year. Miss the hordes by visiting on weekday mornings or Wednesday evenings (after 6pm). Any time, it's all free.
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Browse under Waterloo Bridge

SE1 7LT

Stroll along the South Bank and before long you'll find the second-hand book market under Waterloo Bridge, a venerable London institution and a great place to browse for literary classics, out-of-print books and old magazines and prints (many of which you'll get for less than a tenner).

Listen to a lunchtime recital

Listening to live classical music in London can often be an expensive pastime but there are several churches around town where astonishingly good recitals can be heard and you'll come away with change from a tenner. The Church of St James's, Piccadilly offers a holy grail of free (donation welcomed) recital programming with free 50 minute concerts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. At St Giles-in-the-Fields Church there are free concerts every Friday from 1.10pm whilst around the corner at St Martin-in-the-Fields a donation of £3.50 will get you in to a free lunchtime recital at 1pm every Monday, Tuesday and Friday with works from the likes of Franck, Parry, Mozart and

Take tea in the British Museum

44 Great Russell St, London, WC1B 3DG (7323 8000 / www.britishmuseum.org).
You could have a cuppa in one of the museum's many various cafés, but if you have time why not enjoy the free 'Way of Tea' session instead? This demonstration of the Japanese tea ceremony takes place in Room 92 roughly once a fortnight. There is also a terrific programme of free gallery talks focused around the current blockbuster exhibition. Many of them are also timed just right (45 minutes) for a lunchbreak.
http://www.apandtea.co.uk/tearoom.html

London ( Evening)

funkybuddha

First eighty ladies are admitted free at funkybuddha every Wednesday night.

15 Berkeley Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1J 8DY

The Social

Throughout the week, the Social provide a variety of events such as 'Hip Hop Karaoke' and 'Pop Head' with a free entry policy all night. Can't be bad.

5 Little Portland Street,
Marylebone,
London,
W1W 7JD

 

New York(Day)

Socrates Sculpture Park

On the East River, overlooking Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side, the Socrates Sculpture Park, a former dump site, now has interesting art installations, light shows and movies on Wednesdays in summer. Broadway at Vernon Blvd, Astoria, Queens.
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Bronx Zoo
Pay what you wish on Wednesday. 2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx.
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New York Botanical Garden

Free Wednesday, 9-10am Saturday. Bronx River Pkwy & Fordham Rd, The Bronx

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New York(Evening)

Cielo
 
Roots at Cielo
Dance lovers get their fix every Wednesday night at this Meatpacking club from DJs Louie Vega and Kevin Hedge. The duo offers a selection of Latin- and jazz-influenced beats, and they help anchor the City's house-music scene. For more info, visit cieloclub.com.

18 Little W 12th St between Ninth Ave and Washington St

Manhattan, NY 10014

phone: 212-645-5700

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