A day in London

As we had already had a really busy Easter weekend, J and I decided today would be a good day to visit London with our friend Nat! It was a pleasantly warm day, and we headed to Greenwich Park stopping off briefly at Wagamama near the Tower of London.

The Cutty Sark is almost totally dismantled during its refurbishment, a shame as I always love the site of the ship! The park was nicely peaceful with not too many people, and we indulged in an extremely large ice cream at the top of the hill!

Next, on a whim, we decided to head to the South Bank to see if we could get onto the London Eye - something J nor I have ever done before! Thankfully the queues were nowhere near the length of those we saw during the height of the tourist season so we went for it!

Moving so slowly and so high above London gives you time to recognise the various sites and puts everything into perspective. For example, how close Buckingham Palace is to Downing Street and the Thames, and Leicester and Trafalgar Squares. The houses of Parliament also look enormous compared with the view we get from ground level!

Finally to Lee Ho Fook Chinese restaurant in China Town - one of my favourite restaurants, enjoyed by vegetarians and meat-eaters alike! Apparently, the duck is superb and a must eat!

Home now, tired and a bit grimy... I think I'll have a bath!