TUESDAY 5 JULY & WEDNESDAY 6 JULY
Tuesday was our day of exploring London on a big bus. You travel around the city and can hop on and off at different points.
We took in all the famous sights. Big Ben.
The Houses of Parliament.
St Paul’s dome is such an important part of the skyline.
Over the Tower Bridge.
The wonderful view from where we had our picnic lunch.
We then went on the river cruise part of the tour. The Tower of London.
A tour ship was visiting in the Thames.
Of course the London Eye is the new major item on the skyline.
Westminster Abbey.
Then we went for a walk past the Marble Arch.
This morning we went to visit the Victoria & Albert Museum. The main exhibitions I wanted to see were the Textiles and Furniture. Well the Textiles section is currently closed and being moved to a new site and won’t reopen until 2013. The furniture section is closed until 2012. Oh well, nothing we can do about it.
Next stop was Harrods. The toy department was fun to visit. Rather flash toys.
The interiors are spectacular.
Then we visited Liberty.
The famous Carnaby Street.
Mick hates crowds. He was very brave to face this.
Today is the last day of our time in England. It has been a fantastic eight weeks. Tomorrow we catch the train to Paris.
Bon Voyage. Enjoy Europe.
ReplyDeleteI loved the open bus tour - but nearly gave myself pneumonia riding up the top in the middle of winter.
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we have realy enjoyed your blog over the last few weeks,enjoyed your company on the tortoise run hope to see you again next time
ReplyDeletevery best wishes, Mike the spanners and wrinkly Rog. www.hellswrinkliescreech.co.uk
Oh how I wish I was with you, but I am reliving my trip thru your pictures and words...LOVING every entry of your trip...cheers!
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