Tower of 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 …

Busy day...

rode the tube
tower of london
oldest church
fire monument
thames walkway
millenium bridge
tate modern
globe theatre
st paul's cathedral

supper at old spaghetti house

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, …

After a miserable night of sleeping and worrying over all the travel issues yesterday I got no more than 2 hours of sleep so I had Molly up by 530 and we grabbed coffee and pastries and were on our way. We walked to Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park and then up to Westminster Abbey. The Abbey remarkable... it was weird to think about how man …

Yay I survived the 12 hours flight pretty sure I slept for 5 hours
and its not 6am in London. We are now off through Customs again and
this time it takes half hour then we are venturing to the train station
to go to Russel Square where the Contiki Basement is located. The trip
is approximately 2 hours on the Tube.

Lucky …

• rehearsed at Wembley Hall in the morning
• took a bus tour to St Paul's Catherdal, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London
• went to Strand Theatre to see “Buddy”- Marty stole binoculars for me so we could see the show
  

So the last few days have been pretty busy.
Sine the last post we have been to St Paul's' Cathedral and we actually climbed right to the top which included something around 500 stairs and I will have to admit I didn't do al that well with the heights (265 foot up with see through stairs.)
Brent also took us to the London tower where the …

We arrived late on Friday after taking a bus to Pisa, flight to Standsted, and finally a bus to London. After the long day and all of that traveling, we still managed to get excited about the city. It reminded us of America with huge shopping centers, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, and best of all..everything was in English! It was definitely a nice break …

Had very lovely breakfast then caught the bus to boat ride along London's River. Hoped off at the Tower of London where we spent the next four hours. Kids really enjoyed all the history and seeing the crown jewels. They loved hearing the old stories and seeing the guard. Had a very late lunch at the Tower then headed home via Oxford Street to look …

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 …

... imperial empire, and literary greats such as Shakespear, Dickens and Sherlock Holmes. And now here we were walking through the Tower of London, built in the year 1000. The site of many beheadings, including a number of King Henry VIII's wives. ("Henry ...

... but for us everything is a little too abstract to appreciate. We end the day by catching a London Bus to the Tower of London, and then squeezing onto the London Underground at rush hour to get to China Town. Nothing much has changed here although the ...

... the bill came! Glad i ate my heart out! 9/12 Tracey came down this weekend for a visit so we went ice skating at the tower of London, busted it to the cinema and at last saw the new harry potter and went to the ice bar with some friends (see pic ...

... kind of retarded we were, haha.) At the other side we wandered around for a while before finally finding our way to the Tower of London and bought our tickets and went in. We spent a few hours wandering all around the complex and reading the displays. ...

... that you had just reached heaven, were over a half dozen pastries and desserts. And the tuxedoed waiter was ready to replenish your tower of indulgence at any moment. Civilized or not, we were full. We book ended our tea with a day of shopping. We ...

... . We didn't get up until after 9:30 am this morning and then made our way into London by train and tube. We went to the Tower of London and then came home for 5pm. The children took many, many, photos! So we were only able to fit the tower into the ...

... steel had just had a dump on the floor! After our art "experience" we headed through the pouring rain to the Tower of London. This was something we weren't looking forward too; the hundreds of tourists fighting for space, but then again how could ...

... reminds me some of parts of Boston in an architectural sense. Also a mix of Brooklyn sort of in there. . Tomorrow I will do the obligatory sightseeing, Big Ben, Tower of London, Buckingham palace, Trafalgar, Picadilly, etc. Stay tuned for pictures. ...

... come back the next day, but it never eventuated. Not something I’ll lose much sleep over. Instead we did visit the Tower of London and got to see the Crown Jewels and a great collection of Medieval armour and weaponry. Next stop we headed over to ...

... ). 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 ...