We started the day in this aptly named second hand book shop called Slightly Foxed Books. We didn't find anything we were looking for so unfortunately couldn't curl up on that couch! Pity.
As it was raining in London today (our first real rain in 2 weeks) the oldest umbrella shop in London, James Smith & Sons on New Oxford Street seemed an appropriate next stop.
In operation since 1830 and in the same location since 1857, they have all sorts of umbrellas and also walking sticks costing from 30 pounds to thousands for antique or bespoke items. We browsed!
We then went down Charing Cross Road to peruse more book shops. Henry Pordes Books was a wonderful used book shop where we each picked up a hardcover "Popular Rhymes & Nursery Tales of England" book.
Next door in the Any Amount of Books shop I found an old Enid Blyton book for one pound. And the new and shiny Foyles book store also on Charing Cross kept us busy for a while. It was the next best thing to visiting 84 Charing Cross Rd, which is now a McDonald's restaurant!
After a while I was feeling a bit poorly with the London cold virus (which we both picked up but which I haven't quite gotten over) so we headed back to The Blackbird Pub on Earl's Court Rd. Dorset Lamb pie for both of us with a pint of ale for Gillian and a Shandy for me really hit the spot.
Packing up now to head home tomorrow. Back to our families and routine.
Steps today were a pathetic 9,106. Winding down slowly now.
Cheers for the last time!
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