Saying hello to London is always lovely and exciting, and sometimes frustrating. The lady is getting dressed for next year's festivities of Olympics and royal celebrations. So Leicester Square is completely covered in building, Charing Cross station is getting new lifts in Trafalgar Square, and Strand, great buildings in Regent Street are totally swathed in wrap while they are renovated. Picadilly Circus is rather tricky to negotiate, and on it goes. But it is a good opportunity for the city to look good for the visitors, so it is all accepted in good humour, mostly. The summer however, has appeared for a few days, and forgotten to return so far. Today we got soaked in a sudden downpour - heavy rain just appears - there is no workup to it - just heavy - with the consequence of looking very bedraggled if not prepared . The sun came out again, but hopefully summer will remember to come back soon.
After a couple of rain journeys, a sorte or two to Oxford Street, and Sloane Square, and a couple of visits to the galleries, it is time to start looking at the suitcases and how best to make one big mass into a small one. Also realised we have different dates on our flight ticket, so slight panic stations till tomorrow - hopefully it is all sorted.
It has been a wonderful journey on water, and land, seeing snow and ice, and incredible fjords and glaciers, tiny towns, and cities in various stages of development and sophistication. But all so interesting and offering new experiences and perspectives. And a special reassurance that we have the best country to call our own.
Home soon
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