East London day out

Just wondered how many on here has done the Stadium tour at the Boleyn. My wife and kids were all out and about over the weekend so early Sunday morning I decided to head for Green Street for the last time just to have a look about. First I had a quick look at the OS which was a bit soulless, well no one about of course but anyway I'm sure it'll be fine... I then headed to familiar territory cam-corder in hand. Most of the cafe's and all the pubs were closed which was a pain until it dawned on me, it was in fact 9.30 Sunday morning.
My favourite Queens fish shop and even Ken's Cafe were both closed! Green Street in the cold light of day wasn't great. The houses and shops were all run down and in need of a coat of paint, or two.. Anyway the gates to the ground were open along with the West Ham shop where I got three shirts and a few more odds and sods and was asked if I'd done the Stadium tour, I paid only a tenner for a ticket but had to wait for 2pm, it was now nearly 11.30am. I sat by the World Cup statue for a bit and watched the traffic building up and the girl putting the signs out and opening up the Boleyn pub. Strangely enough I saw a building mate from Andover heading into the pub so I stayed for a couple of Pepsi's, killing time.
The tour was really excellent and a group of about twenty or so were taken 'round by none other than Wembley winner Alan Taylor and absolutely top man Phil Parkes. Tony Cottee was in reception just sitting about with a coffee. The tour was about an hour long but I'm sure most of you have been on it. When the old stands were demolished and upgraded, they retrieved a capsule buried underneath with loads of Bobby Moore stuff in it. That capsule will be buried under the centre circle with the houses built around it, something like 40 homes a garage and a shop. I just reckon Karren Brady looked at what I looked at down Green Street and thought lets 'move on' and after being at both Stadiums in one morning, I completely back her 100%, we have to move away.
I just hope the shop and cafe owners can carry on without the thousands of fans around and most importantly, the 'ATS, SCARVES AN, BADGES will move with us all too.