'twas a beautiful day

London in the May sunshine is indeed a wonderful place. Today was forecast to be a particularly spectacular example and indeed it lived up to its promise. We had a table at the Bluebird Restaurant on Chelsea's King's Road booked for 1pm so thought we'd get there early and explore some of the sights before and after lunch. Lots of walking involved. Walked from Clapham Junction station through Battersea Park, over Albert Bridge, along Cheyne Walk, past the Chelsea Physic Garden, past the Royal Hospital Chelsea, up to the King's Road, through the back streets of Chelsea to Pimlico, across Lambeth Bridge, through the unexpectedly open gardens of Lambeth Palace (intended to go to the Museum of Garden History) and back home via Waterloo. Ended up being a 10 mile walk with a delightful, nearly free lunch in the middle. I didn't take my camera. Mrs P did. But I'm too exhausted to copy photos from her camera to my laptop. Instead, here are a few photos google found for me:


Albert Bridge (courtesy of tourblaze.com)



Royal Hospital Chelsea in 18th Century (courtesy of tourblaze.com)



Hornbeam Alee in the garden at Lambeth Palace (courtesy of travelstripe.com)

Wonderful day, albeit a little exhausting...