London Away Day...

... the principal of 'how much can you squeese into a day?' still stands!

With M and B off at Cub Camp, A and I got the 8am train from Runcorn and arrived at Euston before 10!

We decided to spend the morning at the National Gallery

We decided to mostly wander without a plan - but still managed to find one of my old favourites - The Rokeby Venus...

.... it wasn't conincidence that led me to the Wilton Diptrych though - my favourite of all the fabulous pieces in the Sainsbury Wing.

We had lunch in the National Cafe - which was rather fabulous.

We walked down to the Emnbankment (past the Playhouse and it's posters of John Barrowman in La Cage Aux Folles)...

...and crossed the river at the Golden Jubilee Bridges.

... it was pretty windy (see the hair)... ... but the view was as good as ever!

We wandered along the South Bank (called in at the fabulous Foyles)...

....before heading past Waterloo to the Old Vic and the main reason for our day trip - their production of ...