London at its finest

The forecasters got it right and it was glorious day. Decided on using the ferry service from Greenwich as it was so nice. This was great, and with my oyster card only cost 10 quid for an all day on/off ticket.

Great way to see a different aspect of London.

                           Under Tower bridge

Got off first at London Bridge and walked around to the replica of 'The Golden Hind'. Amazing to see how small it is. To think Drake circumnavigated the world in such a tiny boat in 1577!

                             Golden Hind

Back on board, I crossed river to the Tower and had a wander there as well.

                             Traitors gate at the Tower

Eventually made my way back to Greenwich and as the day had wizzed past, needed to clean up to return to town for evening show.

                               Here is the money shot

Back on board the ferry, went to Embankment and walked up to The Strand past Trafalgar Square.

                                            Trafalgar Square

I settled at a pub called the Coal Hole and Fi joined me after work. It was still hot and a couple of beers went down a treat. Across the road to Adelphi theatre where we collected our tickets to see 'The Bodyguard'. Took a wine to our seats and ordered one for interval, how civilized.

Well the storyline was a tad different, but the singing was fantastic. The sets were clever and one of the duets between 'sisters' was truly feeling.

The show finished and then there was 10 minutes of the cast doing more a freestyle event which left everybody uplifted. With tunes in our head, and after I dried my eyes, we made our way with all showgoers from multitude of shows onto the station at Charing Cross.

No changes from there to Greenwich, had us home by 11.00. Truly a great day, and London showcased its best for me.

A full weekend planned, so I must get to it.......