The Last Day

I feel like I wrote this post months ago instead of a few weeks ago. Of course, the virus situation is changing everything. I was a bit concerned in the British Museum as there were a lot of people, and the metros were full too. Last night the French government has shut everything but grocery stores and pharmacies and we are supposed to stay home. Yesterday we made a trip to the grocery store and stocked up. We will see how long we can go without another stop. The Monoprix near us was packed with people probably with the same idea. We went out for a walk last evening for some fresh air and I thought we would find very few people about but instead it was teeming with people, especially young people having miniature parties in groups drinking beer and smoking. I even saw some places open and serving crepes and waffles to go. It’s like no one really believes how serious the spread of the virus is. Anyway, here is my post on London:

We had an evening return back to Paris so had our last day to walk around. We chose Covent Garden after visiting the British Museum.

The impressive exterior of the British Museum.
Some of the Elgin Marbles.
For breakfast we had scones with clotted cream and jam. Very good. We had a full breakfast at our hotel one day and thought we would try something lighter and different.
We went to a pub for a lunch of fish and chips which I really liked.
Covent Garden which was once a fruit and vegetable market.
The interior.
A lovely window.
The Royal Opera.
We saw the play Come From Away our second night and it was excellent. It’s the story of a very small town in Canada which took in thousands of passengers when planes had to land on September 11th. The real story is just incredible and the play was too. I highly recommend it