This morning, our plans changed a lot. First, Catherine had back pain so she chose to stay at home for a while. Lyne and André went to see The War Room (Churchill's bunker). There were too many people when they arrived, so they chose to go to the Supreme Court of Justice. It was an unexpected visit but it was a great discovery for them. They joined Catherine and me for afternoon tea at my favorite tea spot: English Rose Café and Tea.The plate on the 3 floors was so full that we couldn't finish it all.
After lunch we took a walk to Buckingham Palace. Strangely, the guards were not wearing the usual red and black uniform. They were all in black. We couldn't find out why. There weren't many people there, so we really enjoyed the view. We continued our journey to Green Park where we saw the Canada Memorial designed by Canadian sculptor Pierre Granche and unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen in 1994. This memorial honors nearly a million Canadian men and women who served in the United Kingdom. during the First and Second World Wars.
We walked around the park for a while and returned to the Mall just to turn onto Malborought Road which took us towards St-James Palace. Just opposite the Palace, on Pall Mall, is La Maison du Québec.
We followed our route to St-James Street where we saw a hatter serving customers in his shop Lock and Co Hatters, opened in 1676. Lyne walked in and saw some very eccentric hats that were not affordable for us , poor people.
On the same street, we saw a bootmaker, a cigar lounge and many other luxury shops.
St-James Street directed us to Piccadilly Street, where we took the metro home. It was 4 p.m. It was time to rest a little. André went to the grocery store to buy what we will need for dinner.
Tonight, André cooked for us pasta with chicken on a tomato and basil sauce. It was so good !!
Tomorrow he will go back to Canada.
After a quiet day of 11810 steps, and our farewell supper for André, it will be time to go to bed soon.
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