"What light from yonder window breaks
It is the East
Is it fair Juliet?
No, it's the AMD Spring Social Event"
Juliet & Romeo by Bill Waggledagger
On a beautiful sunny morning, members of the AMD District of London along with their partners and friends assembled at bankside for the AMD Spring Social. We had St. Paul's cathedral to the North, Blackfriars to the West, The Clink to the East and in front of us to the South stood the magnificent Shakespeare's Globe, our the destination for our spring social. We were met by our guide Emma, who was an excellent host with a very impressive knowledge of the History of the Globe. Emma, also peppered her talk with various quotes from the Bard's canon. There were some interesting questions posed by the members, which Emma answered extensively.
Following the tour, we took a gentle stroll along the river to The Anchor pub for lunch. The pub itself is steeped in history, being one of the few public houses to survive the Great Fire of London. The pub itself is an intricate set of stairs which feels like you are in an Escher painting or some convoluted Escape room. We were shown to the Samuel Pepys room for our 2 course lunch. Everyone seemed to enjoy their food. There was a buzz of conversation as typifies our social events.
After dessert, the District Grand Prefect, R.W. Bro. Scott Cargill thanked everyone for attending and said that we would continue to put on these events if there was an appetite for them and tasked everyone to suggest future destinations for our Social days out.
Goodbyes made the attendees left to make the most of the good weather - some did not get very far but made use of the pub's decking overlooking the river and spent time quaffing (copyright Bill Waggledagger) and watching the world go by on the river.
