For a few minutes I would like you to think like a little balloon and I will trail you along on my walk through London yesterday, with old friends.
We began in Angel (an area I was very familiar with) and through St John – an area I am not familiar with at all and into the Smithfield Meat Market- somewhere I had never been.
We popped in and out of bars and little restaurants along our beautifully designed personal guided tour and consequently I cannot remember the NAMES of any of the bars and little restaurants. One of my dear friends (who actually designed our day) is also a blogger who does restaurant reviews and will be telling you abut the best of them at a later date – I will link you across when his page is published.
It was just such a lovely day. Good friends, good food, good wine.
The weather was beautiful. Even a little sun at times.
So here you are little balloon, aloft and attached to Camera House, bobbing along behind. 
The residence of the Knights of St John.
The stock pot in the little Spanish restaurant was huge and the food glorious.
Smithfield Market. A big meat market that has been here for hundreds of years.
Then on to a very trendy bar set in an old factory. St John.
Now, I have one more full day in London then tomorrow I am off to my next destination. The one I have kept a secret while it was being organised. Here is a collection of clues. It starts with M and has many churches and art and beautifully dressed people and everyone is on a diet. And is very well known. And I have never been there before.You can guess but I will not say if you are right or wrong – that would spoil the surprise.
But for today I am in London. In this wonderful big city.
Have a lovely day yourself. See you tomorrow.
love celi
ce.
The Kitchen's Garden 
37 responses to “Shift your focus”
Oh, I feel so light and airy this morning. 😉 The red couch image – is that a stuffed fish in the window behind it? I had to do a double take. And what is in the little boxes of food? Safe travels!
heh heh… Milwaukee, indeed! Yes, it certainly sounds like Milan, although I was convinced you would be going to Avignon on a visit to Hugo and his family. Perhaps you will be after the ‘M’ visit. The only thing I couldn’t relate it to was everyone on a diet, but I suppose that does follow in a city famous for its fashion design. So, yes, like the others I’m going with Milan. Wherever, have a great time! Love your London photos. ~ Mame 🙂
*smile* Celi got a private letter saying ‘Avignon’ from me weeks ago – well, both wrong but Milan is such a fabulous city and so close to the Lakes: I hope we are right !!
Beautiful!! It’s almost like traveling with you my dear friend. I can’t wait for your next destination. Squeals with piggy delight. XOXO – Bacon
Gorgeous! I miss London. Thanks for sharing! I’m guessing Milan.
I will bob and dip and float along with you and Camera House any day. What fun that was!
Thank you for the tour. I love trying new places to eat. I’m not going to guess but where ever you go, we will have fun following you.
And it has a world famous opera house. Give my love to Charlotte and the girls!
Am peagreen – just did look up La Scala : Stravinsky night tomorrow with Zubin Mehta conducting and Glen Tetley’s choreo . . . . perfect, but not from Australia 🙂 !
Just LOVE the trip to London!!!! So interesting!!! XO
Stunning photos miss c…I especially love that solitary glove. I wonder what its story is?!
Enjoyed camera house and her London excursion….I was wishing for a bit of a sound bite though. That’s not your usual thing, but I have very little experiences in the city and wonder if London sounds different than other cities.
From the comments, it appears Milan is the winner, but I never would have known that. Enjoy!
My first thought was Monaco, but I don’t know about the art there! So maybe it’s Milan after all. Looking forward to finding out where we are going next!
Great gates! Entryways too, including that closing shot–the mysterious steel shutters, open but not completely. And the shadowed lines of that curving iron fence. So nice to follow along and pay tribute to the artistry in common city structures.
And if M is for Milan you will surely note the lines and forms of the Galleria Victoria Emanuele II. I wish I had had a camera there those many years ago
so fun to travel with you as a balloon! Cherrio!
What a fun, bouncy ride! Do we get the same loge seats for the rest of the trip? Thank you so much!