Not a very promising start to the day, weather wise. We went downstairs and wathched the ducks arriving for work and thought about what we wanted to do with the rest of the day. Maria has just about finished the 2 books she brought with her and fancied something new to read. We asked the concierge and he told us about a second hand book shop just opened a couple of blocks away, so we strolled along. It took us a while to locate it. It in fact consists of a basement room under a cafe. We spent a nice half hour browsing and came away with a couple of books.
It was still cloudy with occasional showers but we decided to risk it. We picked up a sandwich (well I think there was bread involved) and a drink and made our way to the riverside. We spent a couple of pleasant hours just chilling out, reading, eating and watching Old Man River flowing by. We got caught by showers a couple of times but it’s so warm we soon dried off.Â
By the time we made our way back to Peabody Place we were in severe need of refreshment, so an ice cream seemed just the thing.
John has been in meetings all afternoon and now he’s off to Rendezvous for a BBQ, Maria and I can’t decide if we want to go down to the bar (apparently latest findings show fruity (particularly berry) cocktails are good for you), or to hole up in our room with a rented film and room service.
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