Saturday Sprint

Saturday was a really busy day. We started out at Portabello market (LOWER PHOTO)- a street market that spans over 10 blocks with antiques, fruit & veg markets, homemade wares, clothes, fresh plates like paella, etc. It was lively- people from all around the world with different languages. A cup of cappucino & away we went to another area of the city. We continued on to London Bridge (PHOTO), walking the path along the Thames River. The day was sunny & it felt good. We found the Borough Market (PHOTO) with it's cheese, olives, jam, meats, oils, etc & bought items for our dinner- fresh pasta, sardinian sausage, sicilian tomatoe sauce, & aged reggio parmesean cheese. Appetizers of oloives, grapeleaves, cheese, & bread were also secured. Then we went to see Big Ben, Parliament (PHOTO), & Westminster Abbey. The buildings are beyond impressive. These building date from 1000 years ago. What struck me the most was how ornate the buildings are in London. We also saw the London Eye- the huge ferris wheel across the river. What a great day. We got home nearly 10 hours later, popped open a bottle of wine & sat down with all of our food goodies to eat. Yummy

We will see what awaits us tomorrow as we are told it will rain. Here on the news- rainy weather is described as follows: it is "dank" outside, or "wet & dull", "spattering", or various other interesting phrases. However, we will not be put off by the weather- we still have one more day of adventures!