Day Thirtyone.

For my last day in England we headed off over to Cookham and enjoyed a walk along the Thames along with at least two dog walkers with six or seven dogs apiece in tow. We then drove to Marlow and enjoyed a picnic lunch by the side of the Thames. Of course we were thirsty by then so we drove to a very old pub called "The Royal Standard of England" at a place called Forty Green. This is reputed to be, at 900 years, the oldest pub in England. It is a quaint old place, well worth a visit but drive carefully down the very narrow roads that approach it.
We had an early dinner of haggis, black pudding and neaps and tatties. Early as we headed off into London to the Royal Festival Hall and a concert of Beethoven Piano Sonatas by the great Daniel Barenboim. The whole evening was magical, the music, the view of London at night from the balcony, and the walk over the Thames to catch the train at the end of the evening. The concert hall was packed.
Back in Uxbridge it was packing time again ready for a 9.20am date at the airport next morning.