Ah, a quiet time at last as we head off to my friend's French Country Cottage in the village of St Cecile.  Very quiet with a local beach and a few cafes and restaurants - the next closest village of Le Tourquet is a more popular and frequently visited holiday spot.  (approximately 12 kms away).  

It was so nice to relax and I was so grateful for this opportunity,  however of course our quiet times led us to Le Torquet most nights towards a 'favorite  local bar' that we found - serving up French Savignon Blancs, as good as the  Kiwi (New Zealand), Counterparts.

The main photo of our anatomy is taken outside 'Tate Modern", which is the home of British ART and Exhibitions from 1500 until present time.  The acrobatic pole performance is purely practise around Southbank.   (a beautiful stretch of  land along the river with buzzing with art, theatre, pubs, cafes and people living life').  Mind  you, the pole didn't hold up well and we almost witnessed an 'accident'.  The night photo is around Leicester Square -  people just hanging out, loud music playing, pretty good  'free outdoor entertainment'

Good 'OL London with it's gorgeous pubs and rather tasty grub.  Great places to have a pint and a bite with your mates in the summer, outside on the pubs pavements.  A pretty exciting time to be in London while the Paralympics are currently being held until 9 September 2012 with any visitors, supporters and tourists. 

Unfortuneatly my time in London wasn't planned with enough time in advance to actually arrange some tickets to some of the games. 

So here I am, as a tourist wandering around and accompanied by my  'Londoner Buddy'  (and long time (ago), backpacking friend),  whom  I have finally caught up with after 25 years.   "Watch out now"  as  for a few weeks we will be 'girls on tour'  -  out and about reviving ourselves with some new travel experiences.