I had a luncheon date with Tony, and old friends, Adrian and Kevin. I walked over to Leadenhall Market which is right next to Lloyd’s where Tony is working. We had lunch at the Fyne Loch.  I had not seen Kevin or Adrian in years, but they both had been most kind and generous on past visits. Adrian had invited us all to the Plumpton Races and Kevin had taken the boys and me to Hampton Court. It was lovely to see them again and my Scottish salmon was delicious!

Leadenhall Market

We had  rain on and off all morning. I set off on my walk after lunch equipped with a rain jacket and umbrella. I ended up walking about 10 miles and although it was mostly cloudy all day, there were only sprinkles of rain. I headed west with the vague intention of maybe going to the National Gallery.

On my walk I passed by a charming churchyard garden with fish in a little pond.

Church yard

If I saw a narrow road, I usually took it just to see where it went. Sometimes I just ended up a making a big loop, but often I found little gems like this church.

St Bartholomew the Great

There were also some charming row houses along these narrow lanes.

Row houses

Sometimes my small passageways ways led to nothing and I had to back track.

The road to nothing

I ended up in the area of Smithfields where many of the old buildings had been abandoned, but now are being restored.

Smithfields Area

It became a bit dark and rainy as I walked around this once beautiful buildings. It was a perfect setting to view them, but not to take pictures. I continued on under an old bridge that was being restored.

Under the bridge

I headed over to Trafalgar Square under cloudy skies.

Trafalgar Square

The National Gallery sits right there too.

Buildings at Trafalgar Square

It was a wonderful visit inside the Gallery. I have some favorite paintings that are there. The walk home was mostly dry.