The primary purpose for a birthday treat was to see Paddington the Musical at the Savoy Theatre but it morphed into three days and some interesting visits.
Having taken the train we checked into a Z Hotel (excellent) and then traced Burlington Bertie's footsteps along The Strand to visit the King's Chapel of the Savoy with the stunning ceiling, stained glass and plaques representing hundreds of Knights of the Realm.
Paddington was just enchanting, following his arrival into the Brown family and then paralleled the original Paddington film (the one with Nicole Kidman as the evil taxidermist).
The effects, with a person of small stature in the bear costume and with a singer and puppeteer operating the facial expressions, were amazingly realistic.
Next morning it was a Thames Clipper to Battersea Power Station and to ascend The Chimney. The lift pops out of the top of one of the chimneys for 360 degree views - you can see it in the photograph.
Spectacular, but the building interior is just a very up-market shopping mall.
The lower photograph shows the large white tentage at the Chelsea Flower Show
From there a Clipper ride all the way down-river to Greenwich and a couple of rides back to the hotel on the DLR and Underground.
Dinner was at the newly re-opened Simpsons in the Strand - very traditional setting and food (Daily Telegraph readers and men in red trousers!) An excellent dinner.
. . . and then on Friday morning the National Portrait Gallery before the train home.
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