Monopoly Challenge, Saturday 14th January 2006
 
Photo of Young Persons Day Travelcard (Leamington Spa to London & Tube Zones 1-6)
 
Photo of The train arrives at Leamington Spa right on time
Leamington Spa, 10:30am
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Rob takes his seat on the train from Leamington Spa to London Marlebone
Rob
 
Marylebone Station (1)
Photo of Rob, Natasha & Paul pose for the first official stop of the day, Marylebone Station
Rob, Natasha & Paul, 12:00pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Me (Dave), Rob & Paul at Marylebone Station - just to prove I really was there too!
Me (Dave), Rob & Paul, also at Marylebone Station
 
King's Cross Station (2)
Photo of Rob & Natasha pose for our second official stop (King's Cross - well close enough anyway) while Paul tries to keep out of the way (on the left)
12:20pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Euston Road (3)
Photo of Rob, Natasha & Paul under the Euston Road sign (outside McDonald's)
12:23pm
 
"Jail" (4)
Photo of As we don't know any jails in London, here's a police station!
12:25pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pentonville Road (5)
Photo of Natasha & Rob under the Pentonville Road sign (and McDonald's again!)
12:27pm
 
Photo of Natasha & Rob on the Underground once again
12:35pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Angel Islington (6)
Photo of Natasha, Rob & Paul at the Angel, Islington
12:45pm
 
Photo of Me (Dave), Rob & Paul at Angel (Arty shot by Natasha!)
Arty shot at Angel by Natasha!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool Street Station (7)
Photo of Liverpool Street station - from the Tube train, as we forgot to get off there!
1:00pm
 
Photo of Rob just loves to Phoon!
Rob just loves to Phoon!
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Jail" (Version 2)
Photo of Natasha & Rob experience life behind bars... or railings anyway!
Life behind bars, 1:05pm
 
Vine Street (8)
Photo of Paul, Natasha & Rob celebrate reaching Vine Street
1:10pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of A big red crane that looked like it was about to snap!
 
Fenchurch Street Station (9)
Photo of Natasha, Rob & Paul outside Fenchurch Street Station
1:15pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
GO (10)
Photo of Since London doesn't actually have a "Go", we created our own!
That counts, honest!
 
Photo of ("Go" actually said "Goose"
Here's what it really said
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whitechapel Road (11)
Photo of Rob outside Whitechapel station (that was close enough for us - we wanted lunch!)
1:35pm
 
Photo of Killby & Gayford's web site reads "Kill By Gay Ford"
Kill By Gay Ford?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Tom wouldn't let me take a photo, so here's one taken when he wasn't looking!
It's Tom!
 
Old Kent Road (12)
Photo of Old Kent Road Motors, looking just like it's depicted in the Monopoly CD-Rom Game (circa 1995)
3:55pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of We did manage to find an Old Kent Road sign as well
A real Old Kent Road sign
 
Photo of More Phooning by Rob
More Phooning
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Rob's new London hat from Piccadilly Circus station
Rob's new London hat
 
Piccadilly (13)
Photo of Alt
4:37pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Paul manages to take a photo for a tourist on the third attempt
Paul helps out a tourist
 
Regent Street (14)
Photo of Rob, Natasha & Paul under a Regent Street sign
4:40pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coventry Street (15)
Photo of A Coventry Street sign - too high and too crowded to get anyone in the shot
4:43pm
 
Leicester Square (16)
Photo of A Leicester Square sign above Pizza Hut
4:48pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Paul, Dave & Rob at Leicester Square (out of focus)
Paul, Dave & Rob
 
Photo of A bald guy standing behind a bald mannequin - Rob thought they should be introduced!
A bald guy behind a bald mannequin
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bow Street (17)
Photo of Bow Street sign
5:05pm
 
Strand (18)
Photo of Paul, Rob & Natasha (behind a rain spot on the lens) under the Strand sign (and Aldwych)
5:10pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trafalgar Square (19)
Photo of Trafalgar Sq. sign
5:25pm
 
Photo of Russian Winter Festival in Trafalgar Square
Russian Winter Festival, Trafalgar Square
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pall Mall (20)
Photo of Pall Mall East sign
5:30pm
 
Whitehall (21)
Photo of Whitehall sign
5:40pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northumberland Avenue (22)
Photo of Northumberland Avenue sign in the subway - we saw it just as we were leaving and couldn't be bothered to go and find it for real!
5:55pm
 
Photo of Drunk guy on the train home
Drunk guy on the train home