Today, Renate and Uli, friends of mine living in Hamburg, stopped by on their way home to Germany. During the last seven days they visited more than eight gardens and houses owned by the National Trust in the south of England. Last summer they had already spent three weeks in England, mainly focussing on gardens. The British are very much fond of gardening so it is a delight to visit them - nearly all year round.
Unfortunately nature is approximately four weeks behind so Renate and Uli didn't see as much bluebells as they had hoped to find. In recent years some gardens were full of bluebells in April. However, today all those colourful and beautifully arranged tulips in St. James's and Hyde Park were another highlight on their tour. We closed the day with a nice pint of ale and nice pub food in a Victorian pub in Mayfair - and for all of us our love for England became even bigger.
With a big concert on Trafalgar Square, the Londoners celebrated (yesterday's) St George's Day and their love for England today. I saw an even better performance with St George and the dragon in the star roles. I don't see through the various legends about St George yet but at the end of the play, after he had killed the dragon, the spring climbed out of the beast. There must be something in this legend at least as the sky was cloudless and it was extremely warm in London today. Looking forward to an even nicer Sunday tomorrow.
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