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Nephew being a lion atop the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe bench, the back of which is adorned with a magnificent painting of Aslan.

Yesterday, we took the train down to London for the day to meet the bloke's brother, his partner and our nephew. The bloke's brother has worked in Bloomsbury for over a decade and when he heard that I wanted to follow the book bench trail, he volunteered to take us on the best path. We gratefully accepted.

( Lots of photos. )

This weekend was the last hurrah of the Books about Town, so sadly we had to leave the last trail (the City trail) unexplored. We also missed out on Around the World in 80 Days and The Day of the Triffids. But I'm pleased we tried.

the weather today is shattered
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[Clarice Bean!]

Humuhumu and I continued our hunt for the Books about Town last Saturday. We headed out early for Tower Gateway and the south bank of the Thames.

( Eight more benches. )

Once again, we missed out on a couple of the benches in the area: War Horse and The World's Biggest Flipbook. But as we're not pushing ourselves to be completist (she is still under two and her energy for long walks is limited), I think we're doing pretty well. Two more trails to go...

the weather today is tired
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[Found the Jungle Book bench!]

Humuhumu and I are using our time in London to hunt down the Books about Town. We began, early on Thursday morning, in Greenwich at the riverside.

( Ten benches. )

We missed out on two of the benches in the area: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Girl Engrossed) and We're Going on a Bear Hunt. But ten out of twelve isn't bad for a child under two, even if she is an exceptionally enthusiastic model.