Sydenham a gogo

[stuart]

"The neighbourhoods of Crystal Palace Park have, one by one, fallen before the onslaught of the gentrifiers. Sydenham? Mochaccinos à gogo. Gipsy Hill? Wall-to-wall gift shops. Even Norwood is said to be considering a juice bar concept. Only Penge holds firm. Rally those three-wheeled baby buggies, troops. We're going in ..."

Ahem - Grauniad readers appear to inhabit a non too parallel universe. More of this amazing stuff here;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story ... 74,00.html

[Muddy Waters]

Have used Pizza Gogo for years - best around in my very 'umble opinion -but where's this Moccaccino Gogo place?

Can I save a multi trip by getting my after dinner coffee at the same time as I get my la carte main course (to take away, of course). Seems to make sense - dont want to put any extra pressure on the traffic around here

[Big Ben]

Guardian Weekend is way out of touch - the three-wheeled baby buggies have already mobilised! See Power Pramming in the Park - on the home page. What I really want to know, though, is where to get those fava beans...

[Weeble]

I'm not sure if I prefer to have Sydenham tagged as moccachino country or not! We probably faired better than Penge though!

Poor old Penge, I think it's the name. If you pronounce it right, Sydenham just about sounds sophisticated - "Seedernhaarm" - although to me it is generally "Sidnum"

However you pronounce it, Penge sounds like a Victorian disease.

[fishcox]

i always pronounce penge with a french accent and call it 'pornge a la mere'

i also read the grauniad article at the weekend, and do sometimes wonder where these silly people get their ideas from.

[DaveT]

Penge...... because of the odd Eurostar train or two, shouldn't it become "Penge International" ?

you never know - then the station will _really_ be improved