Today was the day for the Chelsea Flower Show. We had tickets booked on the web, and Chelsea is a stone's throw away. After an amble through Chelsea which turned out to be slightly longer than we had originally anticipated, we, and what felt like the rest of London, were finally let in. Whilst the crowd was enormous this was more than amply compensated by the quality of the flower displays. These could best be described as simply fantastic, including our own ...

We have walked for miles today, and a lot of it through rain squalls, visiting the 'site of one recent wedding'. At one stage Lyrice (who was the only one to have had the foresight to bring an umbrella) had her umbrella blown inside out much to the mirth of Tony and Bill. We ended up purchasing yet another umbrella to add to our collection of umbrellas bought under similar circumstances! On arrival at Heathrow this morning We all bought Oyster travel passes - a...

Arrived in a rather grey day in London, tired after a sleepless night in the plane. Must use the time usefully although the land of Nod beckons.