Fabulous Art and a Little Shopping

 

I started my day with a visit to the Courtauld Gallery which is located in Somerset House pictured above.  I had never been to this place before and I have to admit the building alone was extremely impressive.  

The art was pretty impressive too.  Like this Renior.

This was one of many Cezannes they had on display.  

And there were a few very impressive Van Gogh's.  

I'm so glad I saw this exhibit.  

After the exhibit, I decided to do a bit of shopping.  Friday is my last full day in London and it's supposed to rain all day so I thought I'd do my shopping on Thursday.  I stopped at Hatchards Book store just to look around.  I didn't buy any books to take home but I did pick up a few greeting cards.

I also stopped at Fortnum and Mason's, one of my favorite places to browse around.  They had all the windows covered getting ready for the elaborate holiday displays they always do.  

I also had dessert at a place called Cakes & Bubbles, the creation of Albert Adria.  He was named the world's best pastry chef.  A chef I know from Phoenix mentioned him one time so I decided to try one of his creations.  It was called a Chocolate and Cherry Tart and it was heavenly.