I need to tell you about Monday evening first. We booked a round table at the Princess Garden in Mayfair. One of my very favorite restaurants. Just the right amount of food. The girls bought me a gorgeous scarf from the V&A. Now that I recall I had admired it, but said I wouldn't spend the money. How very nice of them. And they treated me to dinner as well.
What would be a wonderful treat while in London? Seeing the Queen. There we were--waiting for the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. And one of the bobbies said--there she comes. We turned around and out drove her car. She was with Prince Philip. We also snapped some wonderful pictures of the ritual. It rained on and off most of today--one shop keeper told me this was just the pitter patter of rain and was like this always. We didn't mind because it was lovely.
A bit of shopping, looking in the windows on New Bond Street--the high rent district--and then a taxi back to the hotel before the evening's festivities. So tonight we basically split up--some went to high tea at the Dorchester Hotel, some went to dinner at The Ivy, and Rosemary and I are up to the bar for our usual wine and snacks. The concierge was able to get only 4 tickets for the play and I said I would skip it. So did Rosemary. Not a problem for me. I need to pack, do some work, and veg out. We leave tomorrow morning no later than 9:00am.
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