My friend Nicola and her hubby Martin came to stay with us for the weekend. After serving up a three course meal on Friday night (including the heavy heavy chocolate tart), we spent Saturday in London.

First Greenwich where we ate sarnies in the park, then took shelter from a sudden shower in the market (only to realise that the market was full of seriously yummy foodstuffs that we could have eaten for lunch - doh!).

We took a Thames Clipper to Bankside. What a fab way to travel: fast, smart and air-conditioned inside and just enough standing space outside for the tourists on a sunny day. By now it was sunny, so we walked along the south bank, eating ice cream then cooled off with a couple of pints of lager in the Princess of Wales.

At Trafalgar Square there was a big party going on for Gay Pride, so we joined the crowd for more beer and a bit of music, then it was home on the train for a slap up BBQ with fresh sirloins from our favourite butchers.

As the sun set we walked down to the river that had served us so well and took some great photos. Happy days!

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