We all need a little time away from everyday life and that was today for me. With Martin, Richard and Joanne I went into London for a trip on the Tube, a walk down the South Bank and food at Borough Court. It was a really nice day in the city today with warm sun and not too many crowds.

Our first stop was the Royal Festival Hall which was having an African day with music and dance. After a brief stop there we wandered down the South Bank watching all sorts of boats on the river from police boats to fire boats.

Next stop was Borough Court Market for lunch : burgers, sausages and for Martin and me Spanish Chorizo with pepper and rocket in a bun from Brindisa. After a freshly made smoothy we wandered down to Tower Bridge for an ice cream then over the bridge to catch the water taxi from the Tower of London back to the Houses of Parliament.

The water taxi's are nothing like the one's Richard and Joanne are used to in Thailand. They are a lot larger, there's no man crouched at the back of the boat tending a noisy engine and they don't stop where you tell them. Despite all that we had a lot of fun and it was nice to rest our legs.

Even nicer was coming home to fresh Thai food, a few beers and a snoooze on the sofa. Check out the pictures here.