Sunday, April 18/2010

Should be our last day in England, but we wake to the news that the flight ban is now extended to 7 pm tonight. That's now 17 hours before our flight.

It's the Shanghai Grand Prix this morning so we watch with the Sunday Times spread out across the bed. In the afternoon we go down to the south bank. It's sunny and warm enough so we shed our jackets and enjoy the breeze in our shirtsleeves. The Globe Theatre is celebrating Shakespeare's birthday with free tours of the theatre and various activities on stage. We also find ourselves at a talk about Henry VIII (play not monarch), part of this season's repertoire. We've been here before but not for years and its a real delight seeing the stage even without a performance.

Stop at an internet cafe to check on our flight tomorrow. It's cancelled, so we'll have to see about rebooking, though it's hard to know when would be good.