Last day! We packed up the flat and assembled our gear before trundling it all down to Caledonian Road tube station for the last time. On of the features of this station was the choice between 134 steps and a single lift. On previous days we had braved the steps. Today we bundled our bags into the lift and got on a train for Kings Cross station, where we checked our bags in the left luggage.
Back on the tube, we got out at Russell Square and walked down to the British Museum.
One last morning tea in the spectacular foyer and then a whirlwind tour through the collections, dodging groups of primary school children clutching class work sheets.
Thomas' favourites included the Rosetta Stone, which had exploded dramatically in a Rick Riordan book, but which was miraculously restored when we viewed it.
Eventually our museum brains filled up so we caught a double decker bus to marble arch, where we found a piece of Boris legacy in the form of a permanent ping pong table.
We wandered on through Hyde Park, which was becoming misty as the afternoon closed in.
We crossed at Hyde Park Corner as the sun was setting. When we had first arrived in the UK the sun was setting at 3:30pm; today it set at 4:30pm, which felt late.
We walked on through the Wellington Arch into Green Park, trying to keep moving for as long as possible.
More squirrels made an appearance and had to be photographed.
Finally we ended up back on the tube at Green Park, heading for Kings Cross and our luggage.
There was just time for a quick stop off at our old friend, Patisserie Valerie...
Before it was time to hop on the tube for the ride out to Heathrow and the long trip home.
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