Rain:

While visiting the Hungarian National Gallery the skies opened up:

Fortunately, it didn't last for long.

Pomp and Circumstance:

Walking down The Mall to Buckingham Palace - the lack of foreign flags indicate that there are currently no State visits in progress:

Crowds milling in the rain outside the Palace:

The Victoria Memorial - 2300 tonnes of white marble:

The rain continues...

It may be raining but there's no rest for the wicked as there is some serious sightseeing to be done...

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are waiting to be found, if we can get past all the umbrellas:

Is The Queen's Life Guard at Whitehall the loneliest job in the world?

You can smell the power wafting down the street...

Back in time...

I'm briefly back in London before setting off on my European odyssey. This is the first of many buses I will be catching over the next few months. Let's hope they are all as comfortable!

True to form, London puts on a spectacular rainy display for me.

Harrods has never looked so beautiful?!

So hold on tight as I travel back in time and share the last couple of months with you all!