Thursday 1st
travel to Mapes, then leatherhead
London via M&S (pasta)
Friday 2nd
Walked down to Tower Pier and took boat to Waterloon
Bought tickets at London Eye (I+A had hot milk and nasty biscuits)
EAT for soup and bread
Walked to Tate Modern (A fell asleep) – free galleries, then turbine hall
Late lunch in Tate Cafe (mezze and mixed charcuterie – ham frenzy) pudding – cheese + fruitcake, apple crumble
Walked across millennium bridge to St Paul’s, and then home via another M+S
Lasagna for tea (A didn’t eat, but ate ricepudding)
Saturday 3rd
Tube to South Ken
Picked up tickets from V+A
NHM for dinosaurs (but coffee and cake first) thanks to Lil for recommending dinosaurs early
Mammals + blue whale
Lunch at V+A (A didn’t eat)
Cold War Modern
Rang Steve
Science Museum – rockets and trains
Tube to Embankment and walked to Caffe Vergnano for drinks with theno23 and chimpasaurus
Walked back to Tower Bridge (big meltdown)
Sunday 4th
Drove to South Bank and parked in Coin Street
London Eye as it opened, then burnch in Canteen (A: sausage sandwich, I: bacon eggs and bubble and squeak with virgin mary, N: arbroath smokie and greek yghurt with appple and lavender bellini)
walked north across the river
Fopp!
Walked through chinatown
National Gallery
late lunch at NG – cheese and charcuterie again
more national gallery