Here we are ... Between the Southbank Lion and Big Ben ...Our first attempt at using the selfie stick.Take lots ...That's the trick!

I keep waking up at 3.15am.Why is that?I have had plenty of time to try to work it out as I try to find the off button for the brain.Don't know why.That's 15 minutes after noon Melbourne time.Not even my lunch time ... as those upstairs will tell you.I eat at 10am or close to it at work.Bit frustrating.Anyway, have managed to go back to sleep .... eventually.Mum, turns out I packed a bit too light.Only got that cardigan and the grey hoodie to wear round L...

Take Two.Beautiful breakfast again.Boy was I tired last night.And it's 6pm here and I just finished writing up yesterday.I am in the Lobby.We come down here.Get a drink at the bar, with free peanuts.Sit in 2 enormous red chairs and type furiously.So today...Off by Tube, no less, to Embankment to walk from there to Covent Garden.Emily's first Tube trip and we nailed it.Oyster Cards purchased... We were off.( Slight hiccup when Emily tried to exit the tube ...

Landed right on time. 3.15pm London time.Huge airport!We grinned and walked for miles to get the the Passport check/Entry area.We convinced ourselves that the pilot had just parked at the wrong gate.Had to wait for over an hour in a huge queue that was just not moving to enter Britain.It just snaked around and around and around.There seemed to be only a couple of people processing us.Ok, then more arrived and we finally bolted to the luggage pick up at 4.40pm.The...

Well, I am back in the bathroom again.( Forgot to say that I wrote all the last entry sitting in the bathroom because it was 6am and Emily is still asleep)Just been for a wander downstairs.Nice day.Bit of cloud and a little cool but that's to be expected at 7am.Perused all the London brochures on display in the foyer.Checked out the breakfast area.( I could eat now.)And back in the bathroom.Great room.Twin beds.TV ... Nice to watch in English.Emily channel ho...