Cheeses, hams, rows of unblemished tomatoes, strawberries, blackberries, the smell of freshly baked breads, very special breads. This was the Blackheath Sunday morning produce market. Wow, such quality, the Blackheathians are spoilt! We Did need to pick up a picnic to share with Caroline, Tim, William and Alex, so this was a great opportunity we hadn't expected to stumble upon outside the front door of the flat.
We met the Woods at the Science museum and the children went their separate ways while we caught up after 7 years since heaving sen them last. The meeting progressed to a spot in Hyde Park not far from the Albert Memorial, the temperature just pleasant enough. It was lovely to stretch our legs walking to the very sensible memorial to Princess Diana at the Serpentine, which can be described as a wide furrow in an oval shape on a slight slope. Children paddled their way up, down and through the water, it was lovely to see a memorial used in this way, Diana must really enjoy seeing so many happy faces.
Speakers corner was Very busy but dominated by people expressing their religious views. I suppose it was Sunday!
It was so easy to get our £5 tickets for the evening Proms concert. The Royal Albert Hall was one place I regretted not getting to while living in England and now we were there, at other Proms wow! The interior of this amazing venue is so impressive it added so much to the Ravel, Strauss and Wagner, the 130 piece orchestra delighting the packed auditorium. It was another evening never to forget and before taking the 10.40pm train back to Blackheath we spent 10 minutes on the Hungerford footbridge marveling at this very special city. All that glitters, IS London!
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