Match Nineteen – Charlton 0 – Ipswich 1
Unlike Bournemouth, Charlton was only a short trip across the Thames. I actually crossed on the Emirates Air Line.
On The Emirates Air Line
It was then a short ride on a 486 bus to Charlton station.
As I set out, I thought we might have had a chance of a win, but hopes were beginning to fade as a close fought match, which had produced 40 shots according to the BBC, was coming to the end.
But then substitute, Noel Hunt playing his first match for Ipswich, came on and a few minutes after suffering a blood injury, he managed to drill home his first goal for nearly two years.
We certainly all celebrated long after the match.
Getting home everything seemed to be locked solid, so I walked to Woolwich and got the ferry to my side of the River.
On The Woolwich Ferry
I wonder how many people have flown to a football match and then taking a ferry home.
At least, when I got home around five, I had the pleasure of knowing that Ipswich are now up to second in the Championship.
I also looked at the map after I got home.
The O2 To The Valley
Note the O2 in the top left, with North Greenwich station just below and The Valley in the bottom right, with Charlton station close by.
I would estimate that next time, I get stuck there, it will take about half-an-hour to walk to North Greenwich station for the Jubilee line.
No Contactless Bank Cards On The Emirates Air-Line
When I rode the Emirates Air-Line, I topped up my Oyster and I asked one of the guys there, if come September, I could use a contactless bank card.
No! As they’re not part of Transport for London.
Come on! That would surely incease ridership, as anybody could just turn up and go!
The Crossrail Site At Limmo Is Winding Down
From the Emirates Air-Line it looks like serious work s winding down at the Crossrail site at Limmo, where the tunnel boring machines; Elizabeth and Victoria, were inserted into a massive hole, to start their journeys to Farringdon via Canary Wharf.
The conveyors are still in place and a ship was there to be loaded with spoil to be taken to Wallasea Island.
Over the years it has been fascinating to see how how the work for Crossrail has started, increased and is now starting to finish, from the DLR and the cable car.
The Cable Car Was Busy
The Emirates Air Line has been criticised for low usage lately.
The Cable Car Was Busy
However, this picture shows that the sun brings out the punters.
Later, I was able to have my first outdoor cup of tea.
My First Outdoor Drink Of 2014
In fact, the only problem was the breeze made it difficult to control the bills.
The Closed Thames Barrier From The Cable Car
I took these pictures from the Emirates Air Line.
They clearly show that the Thames Barrier is closed, as it has been for much of this year.
Has The Rain Stopped For A Bit?
I took this picture from the Emirates Air-Line this morning.
Has The Rain Stopped For A Bit?
Let’s hope we’re getting a break from this awful rain!
Over The Cable Car In The Sun
I haven’t been over the Emirates Air Line for some time, but I’m glad I did today.
The visibility was pretty good, although hopefully, I’ll find another cold and sunny day when it is better.
Given the right day, it surely is one of the best camera platforms in a city.
It also helped that I caught the cable car at a quiet Sunday morning. This could have been, because many were expecting bad weather and just didn’t go! But remember it opens early in the morning and even starts at 09:00 on a Sunday. So on the right day weatherwise, get there early and choose your time. I got a cabin to myself by being lucky!
A Phallic Lith
Is there any other way to describe this lith at the Emirates Air-Line?
A Phallic Lith
London doesn’t appear to be too dictatorial about the liths, as some like this one seem to go their own way.
A Sunday Morning Trip
This Sunday, I did my usual trip to see progress at the various Crossrail sites in East London.
My route tends to be the same. I start by getting the DLR to Custon House station and then doubling back to Royal Victoria for the cable-car. After Greenwich, I either go to Canary Wharf for lunch or straight to London Bridge station for a bus home.
The cable car wasn’t that busy, but then neither was anywhere else. Coming back from London Bridge station, I got suckered into changing buses at a closed bus stop, which resulted in a walk, I’d tried to avoid. The sooner Crossrail is finished in the Moorgate area the better.
And The Balloon Came Too!
It would appear that balloons are allowed on the Emirates Air Line.
In some ways, I always follow instances of balloons on public transport, as at Liverpool University in the 1960s, they were banned on the buses in the city.
I wonder if they still are!
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