There is always so much to see in London. Ally and Cat were back at work today, and after a leisurely breakfast in their beautiful flat (although it’s not quite the weather yet for sitting out on their balcony!) we wandered the streets of the big city happily. We went to the Courtauld Gallery, to see its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including of course the very well known A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet and Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. We have never been there before (Andrew recommended it) and we were very impressed. Although small there is plenty to see, and it has some good medieval and renaissance paintings too. It also has a small but pleasant café where we had a relaxing lunch. Then we went to Leicester Square to watch a film (a spy thriller called Argylle - it was ok but not great.) When we arrived back at Ally and Cat’s flat in the evening Cat made us a delicious vegetarian lasagne and we had a very pleasant evening chatting and watching film clips about the history of Limehouse.
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