5th June - First day of London Careers Fair

I got up early this morning as I had to catch the 7.15am train to London. I made it to the station with ime to spare so I bought a newspaper and magazine. Alexandra who was also going to the fair got on the train at Stockport. She said they had done really well at the fair at the Barbican last week.
We arrived at Euston and took the tube to Earl's Court. Rang the other s to check we had time to drop our bags at the hotel before going to the fair and found we had. Our rooms at the hotel weren't ready so we left our bags in reception and walked over to Earl's Court. Found out that our stand is right near the entrance which is really great as we can attract the attention of the students as they come in. We had a really good day and got lots of students to register with us - over 300 so we should reach our target of 650 for the two days. At the end of the day I went round the other stalls to get free sweets and chocolates(!) Also we all got a free punnet of strawberries from the Sainsbury's stand.
We then went back to the hotel. My room is good but the view from the window isn't brilliant. After an hour's rest I caught the tube to Stepney Green to see Karen (our former Deacon). I found her house quite easily. She was pleased to see me and showed me round the house. It has three floors and four bedrooms. Apparently it dates back to the 1700s but the kitchen was added on recently - about 20 years ago.
Later on in the evening we went out for a meal in Brick Lane. We went to a restaurant called Chillis. I had Chicken Dansak which was spicier than I expected and Karen had Vegetable Jalfrezi. We caught up on each other's news. She told me about her church and the projects she works with. She is off to Iona with some people from the circuit next week. It is the first time she has been.
We left the restaurant at about 9.30pm. I caught the tube back from Adlington Green. It's a good job the hotel is near the station as it was dark by the time I got back.
I was quite tired so I went straight to bed.