Before the Train Journey to London
My day started rather early - 7:30 am. My son woke me up and I decided it is time to get ready for a busy day!
Sharp at 9 am knock on a door - my son's friend came over to play while his mommy is attending a school meeting. Just an hour later another knock on the door - a mix up with the dates, there is no school meeting. We are drinking coffee and chatting. I am thinking to myself - no chance to get anything done before I leave for Steemit meetup! 😬
Just as the guests leave my little monkey asks to go with them to play at his friend's house - it's a deal! I am getting ready for my trip to London. 12:05 pm - I am in the car to the train station!
12:54 pm - It is official! I am heading to London!
I am in London Euston!
It is 15:19 pm and I am in London Euston! Whole 2 hours and 40 minutes ahead of the meetup! I have got plenty of time to walk and shoot! Urban photography here I come! 😆
Somewhere close to the Old Street Station - oh, no! It is only 20 minutes left! I have not get myself anything to eat yet - never mind, heading to the Queen of Hoxton. 😬
Meetup!
Entered the venue! I think it is 6 pm. It is dark and I think I recognise 
After a quick intro we are offered first round of drinks! It is all paid with STEEM by
Still only a small number of Steemians! I am taking my first few shots!
from left to right: 
Engaging in the conversation with
A conversation between
A conversation between
Putting the camera down, 
A conversation between the great minds of 
A quick smartphone image of more people joining and I am sorry I have not caught more names 😕 But I had to get this image because a great Steemian is never far away from his equipment! At some point, there were two macs on the table! 💻
Then a bunch of Steemians showed up and I only caught up with 
Never mind, I learned that a newcomer
My last set of images before I left the venue with a flash compensation of -1.3!
I quick chat with
Funny Story - My Trip back to Birmingham
Ok, 8:03 pm, loading the google maps to navigate to the City Road. Thank God, I have got an internet connection! 😃 I reached the King's Cross Station and stopped there for like 10 minutes taking long exposure shots of the junction! At that point, I wished I had a tripod on me! 😆
Oh, no! I feel I have pulled a muscle tissue in my left leg, it is suddenly very painful to walk! 😭
Another short walk and I am at the London Euston! Why not take some more long exposure images! 📷
Five minutes later looking at the clock - 20:57 pm! Shoot! I think my train is at 21:03 pm! Running as fast as I can pass the people, a quick glance at the screen - yes, platform 3!
I got on the Virgin train, found a free seat and sat down! An hour later the train reached Coventry and I think to myself - strange! The journey meant to be over two hours long! Let's check the train tickets - oh, no! I am on the wrong train! My ticket is for 21:13 pm! Panic!!! Noone checked the tickets yet! Yay!
Getting off at the next stop - Birmingham International! Success!! 😆
I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to
P.S. - those who have been at the meetup are free to use these images for their own meetup reports/stories if needed!
A list of other Steemians reports (I will be updating):
- ✳️ LONDON STEEMIT MEETUP ✳️ by
- When the cryptoworld is bleeding, the UK Steemians come out of hiding! by
- STEEMIT MEETUP by
- Back From A Steemit Meeting 2/2/2018 by
- Steemians in the Flesh by
- 20+ Steemians Met and Mingled in the Heart of London on a Cold February night by
- Steemit Meetup In London - The Highlight Of My Blitz Trip by
- A BIG Thank you to everyone who came to (and supported) the recent London Steemit Meetup! by
- Steemit London Meetup - My kind of a chronicle by