Day Ten - London - April 2023

We spent some time in the neighborhood on Queensway taking care of a few important purchases before heading to Kensington Gardens for a walk and some bench time. At the Albert Memorial, we took the #9 bus to Green Park where we caught the Jubilee Line to the London Bridge Station and Borough Market. We had a booking for an early dinner at Roast, a fine restaurant recommended by Emily. When we finished it was beginning to sprinkle rain and Borough was closing down, so we headed home on the Tube.

Our Airbnb is in the basement of this

fine Pont Street Dutch-style house at 49 Palace Court

Kris adding to her mug collection

Queensway south of the Bayswater Station

Lower Queensway is becoming quite posh: the tourist junk dealers

have moved to the top of the street or disappeared altogether,

perhaps driven by the regentrification of Whiteley's - 

the store fronts have beenrestored to an early 20th century style: nice

Whiteley's is in the process of becoming high-end dwellings, a posh

hotel, and shops - only the outer shell was saved

The Whiteley's shell on Google Maps

Kensington Gardens is in full spring bloom

Headed to the Broad Walk

Victoria with Kensington Palace in the rear

This path runs between Kensington Gore and the Flower Walk

The path, like the Flower Walk, leads to the Albert Memorial

Bluebells are an added treat

Borough Market

View of Saint Pauls from Roast

Ready to order

The Yorkshire pudding was a big disappointment: dry, 

flakey, and tasteless, without a whiff of egg flavor; all

else was delicious . . .

. . . Including this apple crumble and custard

Debby's sole was reportedly delicious

"This is a Central Line train to White City"

A new Pelican Crossing where we used to dodge cars - the barriers

on each side are at the ready for protests in front of the 

Russian Embassy at the top of Palace Court 

Still more to come.

OXO

D.