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Arrived into London lte evening to an airport that lacked in Security completely - bags were left unattended lying around the carousels. From Hethrow we caught the tube to London Bridge in an effort to catch a connecting train to our accomodation. Unfortunately we missed the last train and ended up catching a cab instead.
The following day we set off on our first adventure - London! We walked across London Bridge in Peak hour - everone was in such a hurry. We walked past the monument then crossed the tower bridge, caught the tube to the Enbankment and walked along the banks of the Thames passing the Eye and Dali sculptures. Walked over Westminster bridge where we saw the Abbey,Parliament Square and Big Ben.
Being typical English weather it rained meaning we had to call in to a Pub and have a refreshing beverage. Our next stop was Trafalgar Square which unfortunately was surrounded by scaffolding and covers so needless to say we didn't see a great deal.
We then walked down to Buckingham Palace, decided it was time for a bite to eat so called in to Harrods to pick up some Ham with truffles, french camembert cheese and a fresh bread roll or two! We enjoyed all this at Hyde Park - bit decadent really!
We went to speakers corner then on to Oxford Street, hoped on to the Tube at Bond St which took us to Russell Sq where we went to the British Museum. It was amazing, however left me feeling a little flat also - thought that some of the artifiacts should be in their country of origin.
We then caught the tube back to the Enbankment as we had tickets to go on the Eye - went through security, stood in line - slight problem....I couldn't go through with it. So i said farewell to the boys while they made their way up!
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