We will soon be home!

Nothing on the London page today and no photos. Had a relaxing day yesterday with a couple of hours spent with a second cousin once removed who lives out in Buckinghamshire, in Chesham, a pretty village.

This morning we leave the flat and I wil head to the British Library to do some research while Maree will wander around doing touristy things. We will then take our last tube out to Heathrow.

So today is the last blog post. We are on the plane tonight and arrive into Brisbane early Thursday morning.

Maree and I want to thank all of you for reading the blog and for the wonderful comments we received. It was so good to know that it was being read.

See you all soon.

A retail therapy day

No new photos today as it we did some shopping so thought that I would post some more from the Chelsea Flower Show.

This was a small garden which won a Gold medal

A mass of rhododendrons

Just the sort of table every home should have

These sculptures were completely made out of driftwood

Back in London

You can check out these last few days on the London page. Today was the Chelsea Flower Show and it was fine and reasonably warm though there were some showers about 2pm.

Maree in front of one of the show gardens - note the almost summer clothes

 

This was the People's Choice garden - see above with Maree too

The fire pit section of the Australian garden

Best in show garden

One of the sculptures you could buy

Love the colours of these

The bonsai weren't interesting - I think that Kirby's are better

One of the artisan gardens 

The sun is no longer out in Edinburgh!

No photos today because of the rain, except for the one of the Glencorse Kirk so I have put up some from other parts of the trip.

Glencorse Kirk

Those McGimpsey girls get around! This was taken in Belfast - sorry Col, none for you.

Queen Mary's bath house

The sun is out in Edinburgh

A very good day today - the sun was out, I had some success with old records and we had a great meal tonight, plus we are in a lovely city - what more could you ask for?

Aren't these just the most gorgeous pigs?

Maree at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle

Stranraer

Don't rent a car from Hertz!

You can read about today's issues on the Scotland page. Maree and I didn't get around to putting photos on my iPad so today's selection are from Northern Ireland but there will be lovely Scottish ones tomorrow.

 

The Giant's Causeway

A beautiful building in Belfast, now derelict, opposite Crumlin Road Jail

Believe it or not, this is in the centre of a roundabout near Larne

A prison, castle & family

Did the whole gamut today as you do on holiday and for the time we were outside, the weather stayed fine. A lovely day all round.

Belfast Castle

 View from the Castle across to Belfast harbour

Me with Bill and Rosemary