City Cruises London

After a very tough night sleeping, we had a late start and headed down to breakfast which was just as lavish as our dinner the night before. We were both groggy, but in better spirits. We discussed taking a double decker bus around to the sights to ensure that we get to see as much as possible, so after breakfast, we asked directions from the …

Well we finally made it to London safe and sound and have now been here for 3 weeks. The time so far has gone very quickly and have found that simple tasks here are not as simple as they would be back home. Day one of being in London would not have been complete without a trip to the local pub in Mile End. The sunshine made an appearance (little …

London is our next stop! It is also a layover, but it is for 2 days and we did a lot of stuff. But here was my first impression of London: Very cold, very rainy and very dreary. Which was very true, it was in the 40s and 50s for temperature (fareinheight), it was raining and the sky was very gray and covered in smog. It did look very polished …

First thing I have to say: London is busy, busy busy! There are shops, cars, and crowds of people everywhere you look. We were packed in the underground subway like sardines in a can. Jess had to duck her head to avoid being closed on by the door! Even with all the ruckus, people from London are very nice and polite. I just love their accent, too …

... the Westminster Bridge, and decided to use my portion of the Original Bus Tour that allowed me to take a free Thames Cruise with the City Cruises Line.  The boat led us down the Thames River, past such sites as the London Eye, St. Paul’s ...

... line for Westminster Bridge station. We're really getting the hang of the Underground. We arrived just in time to catch the first City Cruises boat from Westminster Pier, heading to Greenwich. It took about an hour and a half to get there - past the ...

... to go on a cruise down the Thames. There are different tickets you can buy - we got a one way trip to Greenwich with City Cruises. We'd already bought a 2 zone tube day ticket so our plan was to go to Greenwich on the boat then get the tube back to ...