Day 4 London

This morning we had a phone call from Kate and Carsten to say Happy Mothers’ Day. We didn’t look our best, as we were awake, but not yet up and dressed. Neale sent his greetings from Johannesburg. Mothers’ Day here was on 30th March.

We had a lunch date with Caroline and Terry, friends of Kate and Carsten’s. Caroline, Kate and Carsten were all at New England Uni together, and Caroline and Terry have been working in the UK for a number of years. They now live in London, so we were keen to catch up and they chose The Old Bank of England Pub, which was very close to our apartment. As you can see from the photos it is a most beautiful interior, and we remembered that it was the place in “Mary Poppins” where the children visited their father at work. Of course it wasn’t a pub in those days. Caroline and Terry make the most of their years here and take frequent opportunities to travel on the continent and to other countries nearby. They know how far it is to come from Australia, so they’re going to see as much as possible while they’re only a three hour train trip or a short flight away.

We didn’t cover much new territory today, except that we did walk down to the Thames and had another view of the river, this time from Waterloo Bridge. Then on the way home we passed this bronze statue of the dragon, which is the symbol of The City of London. Its position marks the border of that area of the Greater City. We also passed the Australian High Commission, and had a wander through Covent Garden, both of which are not far from our home.

It seems that wherever one goes there are well known places close by, and many of them sound especially familiar to keen Monopoly players.Read more