On Monday Ali & I headed into London again while our menfolk returned to work. The day was another warm one but with frequent periods of overcast cloud and the occasional sprinkle. We started off with a cruise down the Thames, starting from Westminster, past the Tower of London, under the Tower bridge and docking at Greenwich.
We posed for the obligatory photo at the Meridian marker before looking though the observatory museum (lots of navigational aids including the first portable accurate timepieces). We then re-boarded the boat and journeyed back up the Thames where we were rewarded with the unusual sight of the Tower bridge opening to let the HMS Richmond be towed out.
We finished off the afternoon with a good old fashioned English high tea (with scones, clotted cream, victoria sponge, strawberry tart and of course, cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off). A quick visit to Fortnum & Mason and Harrods saw us through to Pimms O'clock (imbibed in the Little Venice area).
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