Art and Eating...

I met my lovely niece Nicky at the Courtauld Gallery today. We had intended to visit the Monet in London exhibition, but sadly this was sold out for today, and indeed for many days to come.

We contented ourselves with a mooch round the the very fine general collection, which includes the Van Gogh "Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear".

Having soaked up a healthy dose of culture we then headed across Waterloo Bridge to the Southbank Centre Food Market for lunch - see extra shot. If I still worked in the Waterloo area, as I did back last century, I'm fairly sure that this would be my dining venue of choice every Friday, and with the sheer variety of cuisines on offer it would take me a long time to become tired of it.