Glastonbury Oasis at the Olympics

water on all sides 

On Wednesday a good mate of mine phoned me asking me if I could help him out . His problem was he had injured him self working last week at the Pleasure Gardens a stones throw from the Olympic Park in London . His van was still there ,but he needed to get it off before Friday , before Olympic lock down and road closures , He was still laid up with the injury , with me knowing London and one day to go he was hoping I could help . So sick of watching all the coverage in the media wanted to see myself  ,I said “no worries” so off I went .

Central London was HOT HOT HOT . Police every where very twitchy and to be honest there was not much smiling going on . People and police had worried hot and bothered looks on their faces . It was  frenzied  at least 5 notches up on what central London usally is . After the packed underground journey it was on to the DLR (dockland railway) . Brand new and no one on it , very strange . With great views of the Olympic Park, the train travelling under the cable car from the O2 very impressive . Getting off the train at Pontoon Dock so easy the Pleasure Gardens was just across the road . At the security cabin it was G4S they where good laid back . It took a time for some one to come and meet me . But as it turned out they where all on sun break it was so hot .

I was given directions to where the van was . So I had a chance to walk around . Loads of familiar faces from Glastonbury Shangri La fields . The site had that Glastonbury feeling about it with winding gravel paths taking you round . With pieces of art work and facards that you always see up on the railway track . With a the large Victorian Warehouse as the back drop and central attraction.

To be honest I did not want to leave to go back into that London mayhem . But time was against me having to travel back through central London in a 30 year old VW camper . But I am well up for going to the Pleasure Gardens on a jolly over the next 2 weeks it is in good hands .

entrance 

The journey back in VW was well, eventful I would need a week to write about it. 

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http://www.londonpleasuregardens.com/