A lovely day today and a much slower pace. A large part of the morning was spent doing a small load of washing and drying. As this apartment has a washing machine I thought I should take advantage of it. This meant I could sit and read my book while all that was happening.
It was quite a warm, sunny day so I was glad I’d packed one short sleeved top. A bus took me to Marble Arch and from there I walked along Oxford St to North Audley St, a very special street for me. It was where I first found a number of special coal hole covers, depicting the businesses that had once lined the street. I only saw two of them today as there has been a lot of building and there are ranks of bikes for hire covering the pavement.
Anyway my reason for going there today was to have lunch in Mercator Mayfair, a deconsecrated church that now holds a sort of food court. The place was packed but I found some yummy dumplings and a place to sit and enjoy the atmosphere.
On my way to meet my friend Kim, I found the site of Tyburn Tree, once the main place of execution for criminals. It’s virtually in the middle of the busy Marble Arch intersection and I was amused to find two chairs there, so you could sit and ponder the rights and wrongs of capital punishment.
The next hour or so was spent with Kim at “Frameless”, where famous paintings come to life. There were four or five rooms, each with a different theme and too many paintings to count, let alone name.
We then wandered down to Selfridges for a very pleasant afternoon tea. I can definitely recommend the pistachio layer cake. It was so nice to catch up with Kim in such an enjoyable way.
