Tower Bridge London

Today we woke up after a good ten hours sleep feeling refreshed and charged for our first full day.

The sun was up and shining on the Thames as we waited for the river cruise boat. After a short wait we we on our way up the river looking at some amazing historical sites along the river. We heard how the city would monitor the river and …

Londra este pentru mine cea mai frumoasa destinatie europeana. Cladirile cu arhitectura lor deosebita, monumentele istorice, strazile aglomerate, atmosfera trepidanta din puburi si restaurante, toate acestea iti rasfata privirea si iti ofera o vibratie unica, vibratie pe care aici am intalnit-o pentru prima oara. Londra este inima Angliei, iar eu, …

Well, we left the sunny and warm weather of the United States to come to overcast, breezy, and at times, cold London. I arrived on Monday at around 8pm and managed to work out the tube to pick up our keys for the apartment. Since I was still working on New York time, I didn't go to sleep until around 3am and after being woken up by Cain, messaging …

Mais um dia com chuva pela manhã, mas logo passou. No horário do almoço fui almoçar com Tony em um Restaurante Italiano perto da escola.
Depois da aula partimos para outra caminhada: London Bridge Tour.
Saímos do Executive Centre ás 16:30 e caminhamos pela Kingsway até Lincoln's Inn Fields, uma a´rea com uma grande praça pública e muitos …

Último dia em Londres. =(
Acordei cedo e peguei o metrô para Notting Hill para visitar a famosa Portobello Road Market. Saindo do metrô é só seguir a multidão de gente que vai direto para lá.
Cheguei cedo e as barracas ainda estavam abrindo, mas foi ótimo, pois pude ver todo o mercado com calma. Logo no início parei no Wafflemeister e comi …

Ello ol chaps! I will say that I am too cheap to pay for Internet. This is why you have not yet heard from me! OI apologize in advance for my excessive use of exclamation marks. After spending three full days in London, I have probably exhausted the word 'WOW'! My second apology - there probably won't be all that many pictures in this blog! No …

Being a math major, today was by far the most intriguing day of the trip. First, we met our new tour guide, Pepe, for a tour of the Tower of London. The castle is just about as old as Windsor Castle, except it was designed to be more of a fortress so it lacks the flare of a royal dwelling. The tower was a place where executions took place, and was …

Today we heave on to Euston Station, much like a famous English poet did so long ago. London is our favorite city and we're delighted to be back. As we head out from Paris on the Eurostar, a popular music hall song pops in our heads:

"Take me back to dear old Blighty!
Put me on the train for London town!"

The mix of old and …

Explored the city through the underground tube and lots of walking. We didn't try rushing things to much and instead tried to enjoy the city vibe as much as possible. The first thing we did is catch the tube to London Bridge. Lots to see in this area. The modern buildings mixed in with the old make it a great area to explore by walking. This area …

Flew from sunny, warm beautiful Melbourne to London, was so over packed with things to do on the flight that I couldn't even lift my bag into the over head locker and was to scared to take it out in case I dropped it on some-one's head!!!!! Slept any way all the way from Melbourne to Honkers and after a hour stop over nearly all the way to London …

... , including that of King Henry VIII ("I am I am...) and the crown jewels of the more recent kings and queens. All the while, Tower Bridge was looming over the castle's cold stone walls with the River Thames slowly gliding beneath it. Here, I felt I had ...

... sights which we took advantage of, including the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, Tate Modern Gallery, and Tower Bridge. But we had to splurge some more, so we also paid to ride the London Eye ferris wheel and to cruise ...

... we walked across London Bridge, wondering why it was just a normal, unspectacular bridge. We looked across the water and saw Tower Bridge and thought maybe people just got the two mixed up because Tower Bridge is an amazing sight with its two massive ...

... constantly on the run - this pretty much is the first chance i've had to write. First up we caught the train to Tower Bridge to hop off and visit the London Tower. This was huge to say the least and awesome to look at on the outside. My first castle ...

... . Nothing was happening so I headed on, I later found out that it was Putin visiting from Russia. I walked along the Thames to Tower Bridge where I saw a photo display that's worthwhile going to see if you get the chance, if not you can check it out on ...

... / bridge enthusiast out there reading this and saying that I was showing an equal disregard for such an epic event on Tower Bridge. I guess history is all about stories and comes alive when a story interests and fascinates the audience. The following ...

... all this farewell drinking and eating (the old "you can sleep on the plane") was a walk across Tower Bridge in the snow with Salim, very London! I convinced Tracey to come down from Edinburgh for my final weekend and then we ran through the various ...

... to be honest. Never have I seen anything like this in my life before. Us 3 went to the London bridge and the view towards the tower bridge was awesome with the huge city pilled up against the river Thames. Seen so many postcards and TV shows of this ...

... ). One of 'em has been following me around and posing for pictures: I've been wandering around doing the tourist stuff - Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, museums, etc... Having not been here for 11 years, I still know my way ...

... Wharf and on Embankment, which was great to see Lou, especially with a glucose snack top up. The highlights were to come, Tower Bridge with Colin Jackson interviewing runners and Canary Wharf, where I saw Scott, Ian and his mates. The last 4 miles ...