After a last of Davids big English breakfasts we hit the road to London on Sunday around lunch time. The drive went smoothly and so did the rental car return at Heathrow. I was really prepared that they would find something that the extra insurance wouldn’t cover. But no, everything was fine. We took the tube to our Hotel in Kensington and just took it easy that evening. On Monday it was rainy and grey so that we decided to do a Museum Day at the Science Museum. I’m not a big Science freak but the Museum was really interesting even for folks like me. J loved it of course and could have spent 3 more days there. In the evening we walked around the Notting Hill neighborhood a bit and went back to the hotel fairly early. On Tuesday the weather looked much better; perfect for some really good sight-seeing! We started at the Tower, crossed the Thames over Tower Bridge and walked along the Southern bank towards the London Eye.
The last 2 times when we had been to London we had skipped the London Eye because of the long queues but this time we were in no hurry and decided to take a ride. The view is of course amazing, but the cost for the ride as well.
We crossed the Thames again and walked towards Trafalgar Square passing the Houses of Parliament. Come time for dinner we went to Chinatown where we had a great meal before we went to see the Musical “Sister Act” for which we had gotten cheap tickets. It wasn’t overwhelming but the atmosphere was great and London is ALWAYS good for a night at the theatre.
On Wednesday we did some more sight-seeing and shopping, went to the Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden and to the famous Brick Lane in the East end for a good curry. In the evening we met Gill again who was in town for some sort of training. First we had a few drinks at a bar followed by a really good Thai meal. At night we went back to the Houses of Parliament in the hope to get some good night-time shots.
Also Thursday was spent with more sight-seeing, good food and a fun night at the Comedy Store.
On Friday it was time to pack and say Good Bye. After a stressful day with the Stanstead Express on Strike and exceeded baggage weight discovered by Ryanair we arrived at my parents late that night.
