Day 48 14-06-2014 Sat London

Another gallery day today. First the Wallace Collection which was not dissimilar to the V&A - smaller but with better quality items. 

crucifix watch

heard from man next to me: this is my absolute favourite

Frans Hals, The Laughing Cavalier

Then on to the Tate Britain..

Joshua and the Angel

Queen Elizabeth advertising her marriagabiity

John Constable, The Lock

London is truly a cosmopolitan city - we are constantly amazed at the diverse variety of people we see in the streets everywhere. Maybe a lot of them are tourists too? 

in front of a Lacoste store

In the evening we met up with Gabi, our friend from Sydney in the early/mid 80’s. We started at a pub at Victoria Station but it was so noisy with World Cup 2014 broadcasts we had to get out after one drink. We then had a fun evening together over a meal at an Italian restaurant.

We had an exciting time getting on the train at Oxford Circus - I had just put one foot in the carriage and was in the process of pulling the other foot up, when the door closed suddenly, trapping me in limbo. Joan and others on the platform worked furiously to pry the door open again, successfully thank goodness. Totally uneventful trip after that.