Because it was sunny and Mother’s Day, we thought we would go on an expedition to Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing to see Alison Watt’s exhibition.

In theory, it’s easy to get from Whitechapel to Ealing Broadway.  I looked up to check that Ealing Broadway station is wheelchair accessible and failed to spot that the station is, but the trains are not.  You have to arrange for someone to meet you with a ramp.  Just before Bond Street, I got anxious, but the announcement was unclear what to do.  A big mistake.  There is no way for a wheelchair to get off the train between Paddington and Reading.  So, it looked as if we would have a day out in Maidenhead instead.

At Iver, we were encouraged to ring the driver to explain our dilemma.  Some one came to extricate us and put us on the train back to Ealing Broadway.  But at Ealing Broadway, there was no-one with a ramp to help us off.  Eventually, another very helpful person arrived to help us off and we set off to see Pitzhanger Manor.

But at Pitzhanger Manor, the lift was bust.  There is only one lift. 

So we sat in the sun in the park instead.