Dad &Son have a day out in London

As a surprise for my birthday Paul and I went up to the top of big ben  - yes right up to where the bells are  hanging. Lots of steps to be climbed 344 up and 344 down but it was well worth it ! Apparently, unbeknown to me, negotiations had been going on for months to arrange the visit and it was well worth it.

We then retired to a local hostelry for some liquid refreshment and afterwards walked across St James' and Green parks which were beautiful with all the blossom just coming out. In the afternoon we visited a weird museum in Lincolns Inn called The Sir John Soanes museum. It's a collection of just about everything ranging from Egyptian tombs to all eight pictures of the Rakes progress by Hogarth. It was all put together by a wealthy collector 200 years ago and hasn't been changed since!