London - where the sun does shine!!

We have been in London for nearly 2 weeks & I must say it is as entertaining as ever. We have enjoyed the sights & sound and spent time with my lovely niece Merran who is currently living & working in London. In particular she introduced us to the Borough Markets, well known London fresh food markets offering an amazing selection of fresh foods and wines...... We lunched on some delicious delights, along with hundreds of Londoners & other travellers!

But..........today, dear Reader, I'm delighted to report that coats, scarves & boots have been cast aside because, at long last, warm weather & sun shine has arrived................. To celebrate we spent much of yesterday out & about enjoying the sun. The afternoon was spent roaming around the north London suburb of Hampstead - an area I lived in when I worked in London in my youth!! We finished the day with a lovely walk on Hampstead Heath and joined many others napping on the grass around the heath's pond......

The view sky ward from our resting spot on the grass..............

St Paul's Cathedral under a glorious blue sky!

Our roaming also took us to Westminster Cathedral with its glorious collection of mosaics. This is a recently added mosaic of St Paul.....

Finally on a sunny day the locals doing what Londoners do well - sitting in the midday sun enjoying their lunch.....

Earlier in the week we joined English friends for a long lunch at Kettners Restaurant in Soho. These are friends from past travel adventures to the Wonderful Workshops in Jaipur India so their was much talk & catching up! We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon celebrating joy of friendship....

For a wonderful 360 degree bird's eye view of London I recommend a ride on the London Eye....

One familiar view from The Eye on a somewhat overcast day......

We've had a few day trips outside London including to Oxford & Hampton Court Palace, so stay posted for more about that later. Tonight we are off to the West End to see the Jersey Boys....
Until the next post, K & R......  

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