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Brunch, Paper Flowers and Post Box

We love having brunch in Caffe Concerto before we spend the day in The Royal Academy. Today I had Eggs Benedict – delicious!

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This is the rose that was on our table.

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In the Burlington Arcade there were hanging bouquets of beautiful paper flowers.

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Along the street I noticed a very interesting plaque on a post box.

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Given yesterday’s post – I smiled at a dozen strangers today and eleven smiled back. Three stopped for brief cheerful conversations. I was very happy with that!

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Between

“Between you and me, these shoes really did need a polish!” In Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, London.

Shoeshine conversation

Shoeshine conversation

For other photos in this challenge, click here

 
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Posted by on June 26, 2014 in photography, Postaday 2014

 

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Manet Exhibition, Burlington Arcade and P J Crook

1. We loved the Manet exhibition at The Royal Academy, my favourites being the portraits of Berthe Morisot whose work I also admire. The building is very beautiful too.

2. We had never been in The Burlington Arcade before. It is carpeted! Walking through was so quiet after the buzz of London streets. There were uniformed attendants who were happy to have their photo taken and a shoe-shine stand. I loved the gloves and the fan in a shop display.

3 Through the arcade is Cork Street, a street lined with art galleries. In one we discovered the work of P J Crook which I just fell in love with. Her paintings overflow onto the frames and are just brilliant, full of imagination and wonder and all sorts of detail.

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Posting from my iPad is a challenge! I’ll put captions to my photos when we return home.

 

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