Last Day in London:
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” Dr. Samuel Johnson
A false fire alarm gave us an early wake up call. We did go back to sleep for a tiny bit, but then got up and got ready for the day.
We enjoyed our breakfast so much earlier this week that we decided to return to the Rivercafe for another great meal. Lynn had toast and eggs and I had beans on toast, sausage, tomato, and hashbrowns, always super excellent.
As we were leaving, we had the most wonderful chat with the owner who gave us ideas for what to do today. Battersea Power Station was suggested. We also had a nice conversation about life and just the enjoyment of life. On a side note, his 85-year-old father is still working there simply because he says “what else would I do”. He joined us in the conversation. It is a fun family owned and operated business where they serve the best. I am sure we will be returning to this café for a great breakfast in the future.
Off to the District Line we went, to find the Northern Line to take the underground directly to the Battersea Power Station. The power station is filled with shops, mostly high-end shops, and an exhibit on its history.
Here we took a little break and got a soft drink, and did some Internet business such as getting our boarding passes emailed to our hotel to be printed out.
From here we decided to go to the mall and have a walk. We took the tube to Embankment and visited the Cabby Shelter there to pick up a bacon butty. The cost of a bacon buddy now is 4 pounds. I remember days gone by, I was able to get one for a pound 50. We save the sandwich for our picnic on the mall.
We walked along the mall watching the avian life till we found an open bench, where we sat and ate part of our bacon sandwich. We continue walking The Mall until we came to Buckingham Palace where we turned around and headed back with thoughts of going to the Sherlock Holmes pub.
I feel the Sherlock Holmes pub is a bit of a touristy thing, and knew of another pub in the area named the Ship and Shovell. This is somewhat of a unique pub as the alleyway splits the pub into halves, yet it is connected underground by a tunnel where their kitchen is now located.
Here Lynn has a ginger beer, and an elderflower soda, I had 2 pints of the Furry Ferret cask ale. I almost forgot, we did have some chips as a snack. We thought we might go over to the Mayflower pub which is a ways out from where we were but changed our mind and decided to take a walk from Embankment to Westminster along the Thames.
At Westminster, we boarded the District Line, taking the underground to Gloucester Road, our tube stop.
Now in the room, we are preparing for a travel day home tomorrow, re-packing clothes, and all the chocolate Lynn bought.
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