London!

Monday we travelled to London on the train and even took the tube to our hotel - only had to back track once. As we had most of the afternoon and the evening free - we decided to wander. We found a place for lunch in Notting Hill and then slowly made our way to Harrods in Knightsbridge - a great walk through neighbourhoods.

London bus or a double decker

gorgeous blossoms

We made our way to Harrods and bought the most delicious chocolate - yum!! Then we slowly made our way back to the hotel through Hyde Park - lots of people out - some even having a picnic at 7:00 p.m. on a cool evening.   For dinner we went to a pub down the road called The Swan - a old coach inn - possibly one of the oldest in the city.  The sayings "one for the road" and "he's on the wagon" started in this pub - just down the road used to be the gallows and the story goes that the goaler would bring his wagon by with the prisoners and go into the pub and request a last pint for the prisoners, they would take a pint out to them in the wagon - hence 'one for the road'  Once the wagon moved on, the other pub patrons would comment that the prisoners were on the wagon and had drunk their last drink.