Saturday December 21 London

Today is wet, windy and probably very appropriate for this time of the year. I've been very fortunate with the weather and keeping positive.
Yesterday was sunny - all day. However I chose to go to the movies - a rare treat - and saw The Desolation of Smaug. This second part of the Hobbit trilogy is a rip roaring visual thriller. Amazingly there were about five other people in the cinema with me. (That is 100% on the previous trip to see Philomena with three including me.) So another wait, hanging on the cliff until the third and final part.

 This is one of the pretty streets in Fulham. Most of the houses have Christmas decorations and pots of flowers and it's really pretty.

 Imagine how lovely it is in summer with the shady trees.

 On my way to Fulham Broadway there's a variety of terraces, everything looks great with a blue sky.

One of the local pubs.
Walking around this area is pleasant although only a few images as I feel like an idiot taking photos.

On Thursday evening I went out to Windsor. The trains are great, takes about 30 minutes which is regarded as a slow train - all stops. It's a really pretty town dominated by the Castle which is incredibly huge - the Queen stays there on weekends apparently. In the evening with all the lights on it looks like a theme hotel.

This is the Thames looking to the north eastern side, there are very pricey appartments along the river then green fields

 This is opposite on the Windsor side

 This is a bit of the Windsor shopping centre on the river

 Looking acros to the Eton side which is the north side

 Looking back to Windsor with the castle's tower.

Better view of the castle.