Sarlat to London

Our last few days in Sarlat included a mix of touring and house tasks. The weather picked up and we saw people wearing shorts for the first time! Some fine meals were had. The trip to London went smoothly enough, with minor delays to the flight, train and tube! The arrival at the apartment was eventful, with unexpected changes to the access arrangements and some maintenance required. But it's in hand. We've been here for a couple of days and done a few excursions. It's colder than Sarlat and the weather is pretty dodgy (rain here and there) - but then it opens up to blue skies in the afternoons - hard to work out. London is great - loving being back in the 'centre of the universe'! Here are some pics.....

Beynac roofscape, with the light just right.....

Entree - essentially a little lamb pie - yum!....

Scene of entree and other delightful treats, in a tiny town called Lanquais west of Sarlat....

Chateau de Lanquais nearby, but didn't visit....

Countryside south of Faux, following nature guidebook looking for birds and orchids.....

Issigeac, a Bastide town (a 'new town' from the 1300's) with character.....

Faux, a little town where we started our circuit.....

Beaumont-en-Perigord, another Bastide town on the way back to Sarlat. Here you could have picked up a two storey, 12th century renovation project in the medieval town centre for 32,000 Euro!..... 

Not all Bastide towns have arcades, but some do. Note the church tower is fortified, to protect the citizens in times of siege....

Sarlat market on Saturday....

Our house with Marian's flower box planting.....

Our house from the street with the neighbours flowers in the foreground....

London at St James Park near the apartment, the flowers are full-on....

Wyndham Theatre, Leicester Square.

Pomp leading up to the Coronation - this is one of the market halls at Covent Garden at night.....

Extinction Rebellion (and other groups) demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament.....

The Physic Garden at Chelsea. They had their annual Spring Open Day. It's a very interesting historic garden (1672) shoehorned into Chelsea. We made it part of a broader walking tour of the area.....

Many light posts have charging ports - I wondered how all the electric cars were charged....

The Royal Hospital at Chelsea designed by Christopher Wren. It's a very interesting complex and is still fully utilised as a retirement facility for soldiers (it's original purpose when built in 1685)....

Bywater Street off the Kings Road in Chelsea - a surprisingly colourful display, including on the other side of the street....

Eton Gardens in Chelsea - private garden - very noice.....

'Yes son, you can build a house next door, just leave room for the carriages'.....

'I'd like a colour that's easy to maintain please' - spotted driving behind an Aston Martin outside Tesco's just south of Piccadilly Circus. I wonder what else is in the garage.....

Ramadan lighting above Coventry Street, between Piccadilly and Leicester Square......