Friend has cancelled our trip with 4 hours notice

[pippy002]

We have booked and paid to go to London for a concert tomorrow night.
Leaving at 6.30 pm tonight
She rang a hour ago saying she was ill with sickness bug and can't go.
It's too late to find anyone else to go.
So I'm loosing out on £90 train
£150 hotel and £79 concert ticket :-(
Do I go alone?
I know I won't enjoy it alone tho
Tomorrow was meant to be shopping then concert ..coming home on Saturday
Gutted

£320 on a weekend with a friend. Goodness me. What a lot of money you young people spend

It's 2018. Travel, accommodation & theatre tickets aren't cheap. Long gone are the days you could have a weekend in London for thruppence h'apenny farthing and come home with change for t'charabanc.

Hope OP is having a lovely time. I live near London and often go to things alone. So does DH as one of us has to stay home with the kids - we take it in turns. Feels completely normal. Easier than trying to organise a friend to go. People don't judge. Also, lots of nice fast food places if you don't want to be alone in a restaurant and / or want to kerp costs down: Leon, Wasabi, Itsu for example.

Been to shows on my own and it great staying over so relaxing on your own!

Just to add, London is now a 24 hour city, with the night tube up and running. The streets will still be thronging with people after the show, so it won’t feel as scary as you think. Good luck!

ikiboo

😂😂😂

How joyous, a weekend London alone!

@ikiboo , a new word for me ! Thanks.

Go on your own.
I've done it and I'm the least brave person ever.
And London is in a different country to where I live when I braved it.

I always thought it was a charabang ! but you're absolutely right ikiboo just googled it [laughing]

Ah! The enthusiasm of you lot - well, most of you lot - has got me wishing I were without the mobility problems that have come with my eighteeth year or I'd be off like a shot next week and hang the expense.

Still, these days we are blessed with the internet and currently I'm 'visiting' Turkey by following someone's blog, watching the whirling dervishes on youtube, buying the odd souvenir and having a brief chat with the Turkish seller, and introducing myself to Turkish coffee and some of the food... Where to next year? I don't know yet, but there's always a way!

I really hope your London experience gives you courage to fly even further OP, now that you've found your wings.

You've got to go...

Hope you went and are having a fabulous time OP x

^ eightieth year not eighteeth! I think I still have more than eight - need to have a recount

Member745520.

Love it when the OP doesn't let us know what happened (not)

After her update on Thursday which said that she was going, I assume we'll hear more when she get back tomorrow. Hope it was fab, OP.

Hi I'm sorry I didn't update.
I ran out of 4g and didn't want to pay for hotel WiFi
My friend actually came down on the Saturday morning and we had a brilliant time.
The first night by myself I didn't sleep great but went shopping till my friend arrived.
I felt so positive after doing it.
Wicked was amazing and would highly recommend It.
Thanks for the people who pushed me to go.
Best thing I did.

*friday morning

Thanks for the update and glad it was fun!

Glad you had a lovely time.

Yay!

Fun fun

So glad it all worked out well. Wicked is amazing isn't it?
We want to see Hamilton next. :)

Yay!

Well done OP BIG achievement xx