Today was a glorious day. A lovely spring day of around 21 degrees, I even got a slight tan!
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| Piccadilly Circus |
We decided to head off to the other side of the river, as Dad wanted to go to the RAF Church, St Clement Dane. We went over to theTube Station (Waterloo). We caught the tube to Oxford Street then aimed to walk back down towards the Church, which is located on The Strand right opposite Australia House. Having seeing the toy shop Hanley's we just had to enter ... And left 'not alone'. We have a few more furry friends to bring back!!! Next stop Piccadilly Circus, what a hustle bustle place that was, the warm weather brings everyone out that is or sure.
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| The Glassblower |
Needing a medicinal drink or Dad we went to a pub called 'The Glassblower', a typical English pub. A cider later, we wandered off down to St James' Park for a sit down, we shared a bench with a guy who just arrived from Argentina a few hours earlier, he has come to learn English (his English was better than some shopkeepers)! As we sat there we heard the band music and then realised it was the Changing of the Guards, to which we missed, bugger, oh well!!!
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| Buckingham Palace |
We have to wander/stroll/meander everywhere as Dad can't walk too fast, so we meandered down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace via St James' Palace. I can't believe I finally have seen Buck Palace, as on my last trip I tried 3 times and was unsuccessful, the Jubilee celebrations were on and it was off limits. This was another bustling place.
Dad wanted to sit down, rest his hips so we went over to Green Park to have a sit, there was some room on a bench with an elderly couple. WELL, we sat down and started to chat to them, they were a lovely couple he 94 and she 81, they were from Cornwall AND you wouldn't believe but the lady and Dad went to the same school. They had a great time talking about school teachers, fellow students etc. She is the first person Dad has met that went to school with him since the 1950's. Mind you they weren't in the same year level, but remember the same people. I wouldn't help chuckling on how many people there are in London, how many park benches and we picked that one with that couple!!!
After all that
chatting it was time or another beverage, so it was off the 'The Bag of Nails'
or another drinkipoos.
By there way we
never got to St Clement Dane Church ..oh well there is always tomorrow!
Did you hear your Dad's accent change as he spoke to the Cornish couple? What a thrill for him. Sometimes these things just happen and that is the lovely part of travelling.
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