I’ll be taking a break from the blog while I go to Scotland. Speaking of which, I’ve never really got my head round Rabbie Burns, but this statue in Victoria Embankment Gardens is rather lovely.
Sadly, it’s no match for the nearby attractions of the remarkable York Watergate…
London’s finest camel…
Or the weeping bare-breasted maiden who thrashes impotently (and rather fetchingly) at the memorial for Victorian composer Arthur Sullivan.
I’m sure many of you will feel this way about my absence, but don’t worry, I’ll be right back… after a few of these.
The Great Wen 
Have a good holiday. Where is the camel?