England 2016 - The Con

[gilda_elise]

It's only taken me two months to get this done, which is really good news as I still have posted my trip to Mackinac Island (2014,) or to Georgia (2015.) Must be losing my touch. *g* I'll get around to them eventually. But here, at least, is my trip to England. Enjoy!

Sept 1

My trip started out great, with me being bumped up to business class. It made it easier to get some sleep–which I would need, because a couple of hours after landing Anne and I were off to the theatre to see Martin Shaw in Hobson’s Choice. And third row seats!



Martin was wonderful. He has great comedic timing, and stole every scene he was in, which was most of them. Luckily, the rest of the cast was excellent, too.



Afterwards, we returned to Anne’s house to rest up for the next day when we would travel to High Wycombe and the Lane End Convention Centre for the K/S convention Anne was hosting.

Sept 2-4

It’s a beautiful place, with acres of gorgeous scenery. Perfect for three days of constant K/S.



We had games, panels (one of which I led,) from the history of fandom, to the future of space travel, and a really great vidding workshop.

The Saturday night dinner saw several people dress up for the costume contest. There was a thrall (as in The Gamesters of Triskelion,) an evil Alice, a ST:TMP officer, and the Lights of Zetar, among many. First place went to Rhaegal as the thrall.

Unfortunately, I can’t post any of the pictures of members, but here’s a few of the items I picked up at the con. Some I bought, some like the purple ornament and the calendar, were part of the con bag. And the ornament was created on a 3D printer.



And, of course, the cake!



Monday rolled around far too soon, but I was looking forward to two weeks of traveling all over the country. After breakfast, we packed and then headed off for Grantham.

On to Grantham!

Comments

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Wonderful trip! I'm glad you had such a good time. :-)

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what fun to combine fandoms (in a way)--several hits for your buck, as it were! *g* I thoroughly enjoyed "Hobson's Choice" when I saw it in Norwich, so good to hear it continued to be great fun. I really, really love it that K/S continues to thrive. Long may it! And then, gosh, just to be in England! (And to get there in business class-I'm envious of that. *g*)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

How fun! And what a great cake! :D

[hsv-fangirl.livejournal.com]

*love*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Better two months late than never - definitely. *g* How fab to start off with an upgrade too - I think you might be the first real-life person I know who that's happened to! *g* Your con sounds good fun too (and in a gorgeous setting) - and oh, MS on stage! I'm so glad you liked it - he's good, isn't he. *g* I kind of wish I'd given in and gone to see a second performance now, but it was fab to see it once - and yeay you guys, for third row seats! *g*

[fansee.livejournal.com]

Great seats to see a great actor. Man, when a stage play is good, it's so very very good. *iz jealous*

Looks like a great meeting, too. I love the souvenirs you collected. Now off to tour England! FanSee

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

So glad you got to see Martin in his latest play. Your enthusiasm for the places you've visited is almost tangible - I can feel it! - and I'm humbled by your knowledge of English history and the places where it took place. Thanks so much for sharing your trip.