The Long Way Down office
Place: Avonmore Road, West Kensington.
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3.
Cabin fever took hold this afternoon, so braving the chill winds we decided to go for a walk around the neighbourhood.
As we wandered the back streets of West Kensington, I mentioned to T that "Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman had their office around here somewhere".
"Really?"
"Yes, Avonmore Road -- it was mentioned in the Long Way Down book."
Sure enough, there it was -- a chequered flag and a Union flag painted over the garage door. Just to be sure, the discrete handwritten note on the doorbell read "Long Way Down office".
To think that Ewan and Charley used to hang out here, less than a 10-minute walk from our front door and literally around the corner (2-minute walk) from our old pad on Stonor Road and I never once bumped into them!
Spewin'....
Posted by: Melody | Sunday, February 03, 2008 at 09:42 PM
What did they need an office for? Don't they have homes where they could look at an atlas and tinker with their engines?
Posted by: Mr D | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Mr D, it's quite obvious you've never watched the show! ;) Did you see all the shite they took with them -- gotta have somewhere to store it, you know!
Posted by: kimbofo | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 08:21 PM
True - never seen it! I've been found out! ;-)
Posted by: Mr D | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 10:28 PM
The office / garage for 'Long Way Round' was in Bulwer Street, a couple of miles away in Shepherd's Bush. I never saw them either!
Posted by: Aleppo | Thursday, February 07, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Aleppo, yes, I've never gone in search of Bulwer Street, but that's within walking distance of where I live, too.
Posted by: kimbofo | Saturday, February 09, 2008 at 02:51 PM