Today was one of those "domestic" days. Washing of clothes and ironing. Fortunately there is a laundromat nearby and we can get an iron and ironing board for the room. While the clothes were washing, we wandered around the area admiring the hanging baskets and the old pubs.
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| Hanging Baskets |
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| The Cleveland Arms |
After completing the chores, we hopped on the 23 bus for one of our favourite rides around London. It goes through most of the West End, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and on to St Paul's. It is a lovely ride and since we were not in a hurry, the horrendous traffic wasn't a bother.
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| Eros in Piccadilly Circus |
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| Trafalgar Square |
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| St Paul's |
What was a bother was something that has been creeping in to one of the great London traditions, the cabs. No longer are they all black. Now they seem to come in all colours of the rainbow and worse still, with advertising plastered over them.
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| Colourful Cabs |
At St Paul's we got off the bus and wandered through the Temple Bar gate into a lovely area, Paternoster Square.
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| Temple Bar |
Some nice statues, places for coffee and restaurants.
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| "Paternoster" in Paternoster Square |
Then it was back to the hotel for me whilst "guess who" hit the shops. The smell of burning plastic was almost overwhelming. When she finally came back we went out for a drink at the local pub and then for an early dinner. Tomorrow it is on to Paris.
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