Thursday, May 29, 2014

London

Cold and rainy. What a shock. Don't need to see sights here so we can just look around and see what has changed since we last where here.

Met up wth Nick and Janet Cane in the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House. While we were chatting they closed the bar for a private party and a whole lot of famous rugby players came in. They didn't throw us out and Nick and Janet were thrilled as they are reat sports fans. It was bit of fun to stand chatting to Mike Tindell who is more famous for having married the queens granddaughter, Zara Phillips. Didn't see the queen so her grand son in law will have to do.

London and England have had the wettest year in 30 years and that is saying something. It produced a glorious spring with flowering trees so thickly covered in blossoms you couldn't see a branch. The parks were painted in every shade of green. Every bed awash with blooms. Stunning.

A day riding the double decker was in order. The crowds are horrific. So glad we didn't need to go in anywhere as we have covered the highlights in past visits.

 

The new shard is Western Europe's tallest building, looking just like broken glass at the top. The most graceful of London's new buildings.

Found this place for lunch. Blood thirsty lot those Brits.

 

 

Fullers ESB, lamb pie, mash and veggies.

Watched a rugby match on TV. Now that is a sport for tough men. Fun to watch.

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