Day 38, UK

A lovely London day with the sun shining so this morning we had a beautiful long walk down the banks of the River Thames in Alanna’s neighbourhood, Hammersmith. There were plenty of people out running, rowing, walking and lots of dogs. It’s a beautiful walk even though the shores of the muddy river are very unattractive and covered in litter. The view up and down the river was lovely though with the Hammersmith Bridge in the background. We ended up at the lovely Crabtree Pub on the banks of the river, where Alanna had booked our Sunday roast. It was delicious and just like a home cooked meal, except with the Yorkshire pudding. We then all travelled by train to Oxford Circus where we farewelled David for his trip to the Imperial War Museum. Alanna and I meanwhile headed down Oxford Street for some serious shopping. We were very relieved to find David back at the train station at 5pm and we headed back to Shepherds Bush for a much needed drink and snack at a lovely restaurant and bar attached to the huge mall. We then returned to the apartment for our last night here which also required packing our bags. Our plane doesn’t leave until 8 20 pm so Alanna has the day off work tomorrow and we will spend some of it having a walk through Hyde Park before heading to Heathrow.Read more