How atmospheric and mysterious. Must be in France.

Oxford - City of dreaming spires, puddles, sleet and hundreds of tourist umbrellas at eye level. Will go back sometime on a better day.

First person to guess where we are today gets a valuable prize of their own choosing.

Unbelievable to actually see it, and I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but the look on my face says it all! It was cold!!!

Another shot of Windsor Castle.

Note the Medieval scaffolding... And that umbrella!

Windsor Castle, I think. Jack and I did a day trip. We queued up for an hour, and were about to have a go at storming the castle walls ourselves!

We have broken in and are having a look around. There's that same umbrella again.

Excuse me, Constable. Have you seen my husband? No, Madam Detective, I haven't...Hmmmm, very mysterious.

Excuse me, Watson. I think you missed that clue.

  

The hound of the Baskervilles. Not so scary now, are you.

Jack has a think about the latest case.

And writes important notes in his case book. Ah ha! Mystery solved! We are at 221B Baker St, the home of the famous detective - Sherlock Holmes.

Westminster Abbey, the Tower of Big Ben... The rosy red cheeks of the little children. Just a little trip back to the sixties, there. I could never describe Westminster Abbey. Actually looking at the tomb of Elizabeth and her sister Mary, something I never thought I would get to do. Walking around for hours trying to take it all in. Impossible!

Today we are at St Paul's Cathedral. This was a real highlight of the trip, and as photography was not allowed inside, you will have to wait to see the guidebook. My luggage home is going to be mostly guidebooks from various places! The inside was just jaw droppingly beautiful, and we spent hours wandering around. Ps I bravely walked up to the very very top of the cathedral, up to the tippy bit in the first photo.

This is the view over Edinburgh from Greyfriar's Kirk. It is a great view, but I don't know how to stop it spinning around like this. Avert your eyes if it makes you feel a bit queasy.

We are standing in a special Kirk in the heart of Edinburgh.

The graves and tombs date back many centuries...

But this is the reason we are here, Jack is standing beside the grave of Auld Jock who owned a very loyal little dog called...

Greyfriar's Bobby. A very special moment for Jack! 

Erin and I below Edinburgh Castle. The site has been occupied since the Bronze Age.

The Royal Mile, St Giles Cathedral and  a stop for a cup of tea. Tonight was Mary King's Close which was excellent. An old close which was used for the foundations for a new building so it was preserved. 50,000 people lived in Edinburgh in these closes up to at least eight stories high. It was very educational and very creepy.

Where am I? Oh, that's right, it's Thursday. It must be Edinburgh!

Forgot to mention I walked through Marble Arch on my way to Hyde Park...

Out at West End tonight. The statue of Eros, Erin and I at Chinatown and Jack and Erin in the restaurant. There was a premiere of a movie and Angela Landsbury was starring in 'Blythe Spirit'.

SHOPPING! Here we are at Oxford St, Regent St, Carnaby St etc.  Jack almost lost the will to live. I thought Liberty worth the visit, the inside was as good as the Tudor outside. Didn't buy anything.

Believe it or not, we walked under the Thames. There were two of these domes, one on each side of the river. We went down and down a spiral staircase, then along a tunnel with a slight decline, next the tunnel started upwards and a lift, thank goodness. Those clever Victorians! I thought I saw a leak, but Jack said it was condensation. I don't think so!

Off to Greenwich! Here at the Maritime Museum we saw the 'Turner and the Sea' exhibition which was breathtaking. One of my favourite artists. There were also Gainsborough and Constables included as a bonus. Then the Royal Observatory, where we stood in a room where Peter the Great, Newton and Samuel Pepys had all stood. Probably not all at the same time.

In the glass bottle is a model of 'The Victory', which was for a while on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.