Not the Queen

Well, dear readers, I was a bit naive thinking that we could get anywhere near the river and see the barges and the Queen. We were swept away with thousands of visitors and we went from bridge to bridge trying to get to a spot where we could see the river, but everything was already full and security prevented people from crowding in, all done in good spirits. Some of the policemen were walking on stilts. for example. Finally we got to one spot where they had put up a big screen so we could see a little bit.

The lady next to me at one point said that she just had a text message from her sister who said she had really good seats. I asked her where that was and she said, tongue in cheek, that it was in Romania, in her own living room, in front of the TV. To think we could have done the same! But of course then we would have missed the alternative demonstration that took place near Tower Bridge.

As forecasted it also started to rain and everybody got their umbrellas out and what little you were able to see disappeared in a sea of umbrellas so we decided to go home. We had to walk all the way since there were no buses. On the way we saw some funny sights, people dressed up and some really didn't hold back. All in all it was good fun.

Now the big question is, will my clothes dry in time for my very early departure for Sweden tomorrow morning.