Ha lovely day yesterday- off to see Duke of Wellingtons House where all the spoils of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and honours are displayed- everything from looted paintings to his saddle and toilet set. Of course his boots were there too!Most interesting insight into an historic figure- he had a lot of respect for Napoleon as an adversary.We had walked from Green Park tube across Green Park and were highly amused by the deck chairs awaiting occupancy on a grey day in London- all for 3 pounds per hour!Grey squirrels abounded and were very cute!After Apsley house wandered along Harmarket and into Trafalgar square trying to recall our old haunts- seems to be less traffic in London and about the same nos of people we remember.Hotel near Pimlico tube in an area of Georgian houses converted to cheapy hotels-all 2-3 star ours is a 2/10 breakfast was ordinary with OJ tasting like cordial- white bread and Kellogs cornflakes- cheap and nasty 109 pounds per night!
Had an entertaining evening. Went to a Vietnamese restaurant where the clientele was fascinating- tourists like us and a threesome of 2 blokes about 40 and a woman of indeterminate age closely resembling Magda Szubanski- she had a foghorn upperclass English voice with which she prevented all other patrons from having a conversation- her pronouncements on the world- her drinking habits and her correspondance with Ian Bradley ( one of the Moors murderers)kept us all hysterical. dale was unable to speak while clutching his lips together to stop from laughing. This did not help my demeanour as I was in full view of her and had to restrain myself from hysterical giggling- very difficult. Finally they left and the whole restaurant laughed out loud- some Americans thought she was drunk, mad or both! We explained she was just a certain type of English Hooray Henrietta - no restraint as they consider the rest of the world beneath them or are oblivious to their effect on others.Today we went to the Globe Theatre where they have reconstructed the original- great tour guide and very interesting to us.
Off to the Courtauld Gallery to see collection great impressionists and some good religious art- another collection of decrative art in the Gilbert collection was also lovely- a swan made of silver - done so it resembled feathers was amazing.
Liberty's was our finald stop and we are off to Kewe tomorrow as the weather looks good.
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