Wed Thur, Fri National Gallery, Kings Langley, Regents Park

On Wednesday we spent most of the morning in the Natonal Gallery, then went to a choral eucharistic in St Martin in the Fields. The church is quite small and has a comfortable feel. The 8 choral scholars were outstanding . The lovely sounds sort of enveloped us. In the evening we had a lovely dinner with Noel's daughter and her partner.

It has been very hot in London - low to mid 30's. Apparently a few days ago was the hottest day since 1976, when I was also in London. Buildings do not cope well, nor do the trains and certainly the people donot. We had difficulty not laughing out loud when we heard an announcement in a  tube  station to remember to drink and to take off excess clothing.

On Thursday we visited friends of Noels of very long standing. We had  lovely day with them, driving round  the villages near them, a lovely lunch in a pub, and just catching up.

Today, Friday, is our last day in London. Neither of us wanted to use our brains  , nor stay in our apartment all day. We caught a bus ( and yes, we got to sit in the front of the top of one of the new hybrid double decker busses) to Regents Park and spent a lovely morning wandering around . There we lots of baby ducks, baby swans and baby geese accompanied by at least one parent.  We shared a salad sitting in  the shade and caught the bus back. Dinner tonight at a local pub.

Tomorrow Noel flies home and I fly to Chicago.