The delights of Holloway

I met Mr A outside Holloway Road tube station at 10:30, he was wearing a pair of jeans and a brightly coloured North Face anorak, so he was easy to spot. Despite looking up the location on Google maps and thinking it was a bit icky, I was pleasantly suprised by the amount of urban regeration which was going on.

We walked a few streets to Mr A's flat which is located in a six storey local authority block. I held my breath was we entered the communal hallway but apart from the slight smell of concrete, disinfectant and sawdust there was nothing ontoward happening and I didn't spot any 'hoodies' smoking their 'crack pipes' or 'Meow Meow'!

Mr A's flat was located on the third floor and it was much tidier and somewhat roomier than I'd imagined. The furniture consisted of two Ikea light blue sofas, a coffee table and a slightly stained beige carpet. The room was also populated by two bookcases bursting with Penguin Classics and peppered with a selection of native American statues (Mr A's flatmate's contribution I believe!)

Mr A made a cup of tea and we started chatting about our plans for the day, he said he would have liked to take me to the local pub, The Flask and Cask, but sadly it had been closed down due to being a venue for illegal dog fights. As it was raining, we decided to watch the entire TV series of 'Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy' which I haven't seen in years and was fairly good as I recall.

Mr A had prepared a lovely lunch consisting of a Dr Oetkger pizza, a scrumptous salad, a chocolate gooey dessert and washed down with a classy bottle of Chablis. As we were watching Slartibardfast's plans for the Norweigian Fjords, Mr A started to inch towards me, having sipped two glasses of wine I was feeling a bit light headed, but that didn't stop me inching the other way. This state of affairs continued throughout the next episode until I said 'not yet, it's far too early for that kind of thing!' Luckily he respected my views, sighed and inched towards the other arm rest.

At 6pm I decided to head home, Mr A travelled with me to Charing Cross where he saw me safely onto my train. I promised to ring him when I'm safely home.