Ireland day 0905. Thursday 21 March 2024- London Day 5
Today’s summary | In London for another day. Caught up with more friends at lunchtime then went for a short walk in the evening while Val was otherwise occupied. | ||||
Today’s weather | Dry and bright with some sun. Light westerly wind. Appx 16c | ||||
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Today’s overview location (The green mark shows the location of my route) |
Close-up location (The orange line shows where I walked) (Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected): London and St James's by night |
Commentary
(Summary blog only. Last full blog was Day 0368).
Today was a bit of a re-run of yesterday.
After a relatively leisurely start to the day – though Val did go on a run while I pottered up to the Post Office – we took the tube up to Marylebone to met up with another group of former work colleagues. This time we were in one of my favourite restaurants – Caldesi – in the area, and it was another very enjoyable occasion. I can’t believe it’s three years since I last saw any of this group. I will have to try and make sure it’s not so long next time.
We had a walk across London after the lunch which was enjoyable though a bit blurry as a result of the rather nice bottles of wine we’d had over lunch. In the evening, Val had some business of her own to attend to, so I took a stroll up the Mall and through St James’s while she was busy. It was all looking very grand, and helped to stave off my rapidly developing hangover. Memo to self – don’t drink at lunchtime!!
Today’s photos (click to enlarge)
Interactive map
(Elevations corrected at GPS Visualizer: Assign DEM elevation data to coordinates )
Max elevation: 24 m
Min elevation: 6 m
Total climbing: 42 m
Total descent: -41 m
Total time: 00:56:15