Monday 8 January
Happy 2nd birthday Sidney!
A few pictures of views from our bus to the city ....
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| Brixton |
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| Closer in |
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| Nearly to the river |
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| Westminster Bridge |
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| Horseguards |
I’m starting to worry about my obsession with coal hole covers. Today I returned to North Audley Street to see if I could find the rest of the 14 special ones. I already had 2 from the other day and today I added 11 more. There is only one that I couldn’t find and, as there were a couple of bits of construction happening, it was possibly under that.
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| Watchmaker |
Happy with my little collection I caught the bus to Bloomsbury to meet Rob and Judy at the London Review Bookshop. As we left there, thinking about lunch, Rob walked through an entranceway into a courtyard and lo and behold, there was a little French cafe. When we entered, there were a lot of young people in checked pants and white jackets. The cafe was part of the London Cordon Bleu Cooking School and the students were on their lunch break. The young man I talked to had just started and today they were learning about knives. I had a very nice mushroom and chicken soup, but I don’t know if the students had any part in its creation.
From there we decided to check out the Old Bailey. You can’t take bags or cameras or phones etc inside so I collected all those items and went to the coffee place opposite, while Rob and Judy went in to Courtroom 1 to see a trial in action. I had already been in a courtroom (as an observer!) so was happy to read my book in the cafe. R and J were disappointed to find that Rumpole was nowhere in sight, but loved the courtroom action. They came out convinced that the “defendant” was guilty.
This evening we returned to Bar 61, this time for a meal. Once again we were given a very warm welcome by the staff and by Tony, who was in the same spot where we met him last time. At the end of the meal the owner brought out liqueurs, limoncello for Rob and a Spanish hazelnut and coconut liqueur called Avellana for Judy and me. It was heavenly! A great end to a great day.
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| Bar 61 |
Ahh! The leisurely life. A wander here, a discovery there. Not bothered by scandals, politics, media et al. Tony has returned from the Cycling Road C'ships and is still trying to avoid any news. Little Venice boats...people live there permanently? Most interesting spot. Settled in like a local with complimentary liqueurs. What fun. K
ReplyDeleteGosh Rutts all you seem to do is eat drink and explore. Sounds like heaven. Love all the stories and interesting discoveries, esp the coal plates. I'm now at Narooma. Got a very nice site and very reasonable. I always expect expense at this time of the year but a pleasant surprise. Went for a swim in the surf, 50 mts away then the rain came down. Like a tropical downpour. All fine in my camper. Still overcast this morning so slept in. Am going to bike ride on the tracks to see where they lead. Will head off again tomorrow. Possibly Pambula the Mallacoota to visit biker Jude. Keep enjoying tho wondering if you will ever come home!!!!
ReplyDeleteLorraine Narooma is agreat place and the bike track is fantastic.The beach with the shark net near the wall is great for swimming.What a fantastic day Rutts
ReplyDeleteAnother great day.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Heather. Those coal hole covers look amazing.Enjoying a few days of lovely weather here, but hopefully some rain on Friday.Torah's 4th birthday today so she is having the day at Grandma's. We (Ella Torah and I) will go and see Paddington 2 and be thinking of you.
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