We were up at 7.30 for a shower. We had breakfast with Laura, who went to work later today. We had Dorset cereal, banana, boiled egg, croissants and coffee. Then we helped to put up Laura's curtains, which was tricky.We all went to Trafalgar Square via Charing Cross tube station. The National Gallery is free to enter, and contains many famous paintings. We started in the Sainsbury Wing with the early Renaissance paintings by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo, Raphael,and the anonymous Wilton Diptych. Then Laura left to go into work.
We continued to the 18th and 19th Century works by Holbein, Turner (our favourite), Constable, Cezanne, Monet and the other Impressionists. I took pictures of many of my favourite works.
Afterwards we went for lunch at nearby Prezzo in Northumberland Avenue (a bit downmarket in Monopoly terms). I had a lovely chicken, bacon and avocado salad with a rose wine, and Richard had penne alle Norma with a craft beer. I also had a small limoncello to finish. We headed back to Laura's house in the rain.
Laura had a work event in the evening, so we went to try and find an Indian meal at Gunpowder, but it was full. So we walked round Spitalfields Market and got a table at The Real Greek. We shared plates of taramasalata, hummus, gigantes, chicken skewers, lamb and a bottle of Greek red wine.It was very nice and the service was excellent.We returned home, and Laura came in later from Hurlingham tennis - Andy Murray cancelled.
