London 2019 Day Four

Saturday dawned cold and cloudy. I made a run to the bakery for croissants and raisin rolls for breakfast: Paris habits die hard. When all were ready we caught a 94 bus to Piccadilly Circus and walked through Leicester Square to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery for a highlights tour. SKT mentioned one of his favorite eateries and we joined him for a bratwurst at Herman Ze German in Villiers Street, the alleyway that runs next to the Charring Cross Station. We split up and caught a vintage 15 Routemaster bus to Covent Garden for a look-see. We walked on through Neal's Yard to Seven Dials, Cambridge Circus, Shaftsbury Avenue, and Piccadilly Circus, where we caught the 94 back to the flat for a short rest. We went for dinner at Dishoom, an Indian restaurant near Kensington High Street recommended by Colton. It was excellent.

 Our local baker is good, but not Anthony Bosson in Paris

 94 to town

 Walking past the National Portrait Gallery

 Saint Martin-in-the-Fields

 The National Gallery with relatively sparse crowds

 Jan Van Eyck, perhaps a self portrait

 Leonardo, perhaps Kate in Paris is right that they
all look like self portraits

 The Wilton Diptych 

 Vermeer

 SKT had to come home and watch Tim's Vermeer

 The Victorians knew how to make a handsome gallery

 I am an Ingres fan

 The view from the National Gallery portico is full of cranes,
and Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is under scaffolding

 Glad to know about this place

 But nothing compares to Portobello brats

 The vintage Routemaster reminds us of being in London

with our young kids, oh so many years ago

 Covent Garden

 The Victorians also designed fantastic market buildings

 Today there was nothing to tempt us; Thorntons is long gone

 Seven Dials

Not quite summer crowds

 Kensington Church Walk on the way to dinner

 Just waiting for leafy summer

 Krisy and Dickie on the move

Colton's recommendation: Dishoom Indian restaurant

In the southwest corner of the Barker's Building on Kensington
High Street, the restaurant has preserved all the original
Art Deco details of the Barker's building

 Waiting patiently for our delicious dinner to be served

Samosas, bhel, murgh malai, chicken tika, sheekh kabab, lamb
boti kabab, chicken ruby, black daal, raita,
basmati rice, and garlic naan

The days just unfold, so we will keep you posted about what happens tomorrow, our last day. This is it for today.

OXO

D.