A few days in London

We had a conventional flight over, other than the pleasure of an Airbus 380, with just a bit more elbow room, and seat locations that we had some control over pre-flight, so we could choose 2 on an aisle. Clearly quieter than the 747 we had for the New York trips, so much that our noise-cancelling headphones were almost unnecessary. Brief stop-off in Singapore; impressive terminal.

We set off for the British Museum after a bag-drop at the hotel, St Giles in Bloomsbury,

 but found other sites of interest as well. We hadn't packed for the 30 degree days we had in London, expecting legendary English weather, so were uncomfortable at times. Things got better later in Wales, where we had a week of cold rain.

Note the second band from the bottom!

Visited St Martins in the Fields

 but decided we didn't have time for the concerts.

Had dinner with Adam Buckmaster, the son of my cousin Frances, who we'll be staying with for a few days in Poole the week after next. He took us out to Camden Lock after dinner, then to a very noisy pub which asked us to move inside at 11 PM. At that, we huffed off and found a bus home.

Next morning went to Tate Britain art gallery to meet Elaine and Martin Jenkins and view the Richard Long Heaven and Earth exhibition. Could be life-changing, if you don't mind a long walk. 

Later they walked us up to Parliament.