DAY 2 Kensington and Knightsbridge
We thought we would have a relatively quiet first day in London as we recovered from our flight. Not yet in the UK time zone, we rose rather early and hopped a train down to one of our favourite London spots, the Victoria and Albert.
We started off in the Hall of Casts and explored on from there.
Then we stopped for coffee in their amazing restaurant.
And of course Jeanette had to check out the museum shop.
On our way down Cromwell Road we took a small detour to see how high density housing should be done.
Next was a walk down to Harrods where Jeanette wanted to look for a couple of things. Now it might be me getting old but I reckon that it has gone off a bit over the years. For a start, their oyster bar had vanished and the variety of their merchandise has declined. It seemed now to be mostly their own house brand plus lots of little boutiques selling small ranges of wildly expensive luxury brands.
Given my aversion to shopping in general, and lingering jet lag, I got a leave pass to head back to the hotel while Jeanette continued shopping.
Jeanette eventually decided to walk home through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens to visit the Sunken Garden to see Princess Diana’s statue, then home to Paddington.
This evening we had a lovely meal in a nearby Italian restaurant ( Bizzarro) that Joan and Errol had recommended to us.
On our walk back from the resturant, I managed to catch up with a few of the locals.
Hardys’ Travels 