Today is the day David and Noel are taking the train to Bovington to see the Tank Museum. I decided to skip this trip and have some time by myself in London. I'll tell you about the Tank Museum after I hear all about it later.
The first thing I did today was get a massage! There is a very nice Spa at this hotel and today they offered a 20% discount on all of their procedures (Sheryl please note). I was their only appointment this morning so I got lots of attention! The receptionist told me that on sunny days like today, they rarely have any business because there just aren't that many sunny days here. It is a beautiful sunny day and about 80 degrees!
The Spa has a steam bath, a dry sauna and a hot and cold rain shower to use before your treatment. I took advantage of all of that. They also have a very elegant "quiet room" with heated lounge chairs and strawberry-infused ice water to enjoy. I spent about an hour at the Spa before I had my massage!
My massage therapist was named Seanuey and she gave me a GREAT massage! It was a welcome treat after walking so many miles yesterday.
After the massage I was starving so I went to a small cafe on Piccadilly Street named the Paris Cafe and had a sandwich and diet coke. After that I hopped on the tube and took the Jubilee Line to the Tate Modern Museum. I have been there before and it's one of my favorites! I spent about two hours there and, luckily, it was not too crowded.
Noel asked me yesterday if I had been shopping at Selfridges Department Store. I had heard of it, but I had not been there. He told me it was very nice and not as expensive as Harrod's. I checked out the address and discovered I could take the same undergroud line, Jubilee, the other direction and go there to have a look around. It is a very nice store and was not as off-putting as Harrod's, for sure. There were many things I would have liked to buy but there is no room in our suitcases!
It is now 5:20 p.m. and I'm back in our room having a glass of wine. I will relax and read my book until David and Noel return. Who knows when they will get back! But they said they wanted to have dinner with me tonight so I will wait for them. Sure hope they are enjoying the tanks!
Will finish this later!
Your spa time sounds so relaxing...I need to create a "quiet room" at my house.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cool that you went into Selfridges. I just watched that series on PBS.