The Kilted Invasion of London - 21 December 2006

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 30th December 06, 05:06 PM

Frank McGrath and I managed to meet up as we both passed through London last week. It was great to meet Frank and his wife Joan. Sadly I only have two pictures.

Here's the first one in the bar in Victoria Station.

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 30th December 06, 05:08 PM

And my first ever attempt at a 'Hamish'

Sideways on is perhaps not my most photogenic angle!

The kilt was new that day.

**Dirk Skene** · 30th December 06, 05:15 PM

Nice "people pix"

I saw you for the 1st time the other day in pour 1 malt's posts. This is the 1st time I have seen McGrath. How much longer do you have in the UK? When do you head back to Japan?

**cessna152towser** · 30th December 06, 05:19 PM

Excellent pics; nice to be able to match faces to the usernames. What sort of reactions did you get to wearing kilts out and about in London?

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 30th December 06, 05:42 PM

I head back to Japan on January 13th, boo hoo, less than two weeks left!!!!!

Most of the reactions came from ex-pat Scots, including one supremely drunken guy waving a can of beer dangerously near my new kilt!!!!

**Frank McGrath** · 30th December 06, 05:53 PM

The pictures were taken by 3 English lasses who wanted to take a picture of us. We told them it would cost them. But when we told them the cost, they started to smile. Andy and I both had them "shoot" us with our own cameras. Always willing to please the ladies. And they did a good job.

**Frank McGrath** · 30th December 06, 05:55 PM

By the way.....that picture is the first one of me in a kilt that has come out. I have tried many times, but it never works. But i have a few from the rest of our travels. When I figure out how to upload, I will.

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 30th December 06, 06:19 PM

Just a note to add that the outfit I was wearing was thrown together at the very last minute, I didn't want to get my hopes up on receiving the kilt in time for the meeting so hadn't planned what to wear and I think that's obvious.

Also as I have posted elsewhere I need to have the belts and kilt adjusted to a slightly smaller size as they are a little loose and are prone to dropping down a bit. It should all be sorted for me going back to Japan.

**MrLion** · 30th December 06, 06:45 PM

Nice Tartan "MacTavish", what is it? I like it. Thanks for the pics.

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 30th December 06, 06:54 PM

It's an alternative MacTavish one, one that hasn't been recognised by the chief methinks. My kilt maker has it's number as 1439 and this blurb:

Thompson/Thomson/MacTavish

Source: MacKinlay from Bannockburn Collect'n James Mackinlay a tartan collector between 1930s -1950s ,he hand coloured tartan stripes, this collection is in the Scottish Tartans Society archive.

It's a rare one that had to be specially woven but I really like it.