Went down to London for my birthday - saw Phantom, Lion King & went to Notting Hill carnival. It was excellent.

Day two in London.  It's the perfect summer day, not hot and with lots of sun! Today we decided to walk through Hyde Park to Harrods, and on the way we saw the obsession Londoners have for their dogs.  They're everywhere! We passed by the Albert memorial, and although I'd seen pics, I had no idea how HUGE it is! It was very impressive....

Well what more can we say? Happy St Patricks Day!! Drinking and having a good time... Lets just say we had a recovery day on Sunday.

In London for a brief jaunt to catch up with an old friend and an old city. It has been 7 years since I was last here and with one full day to blow through town, I decided to make the most of it. I arrived burnt out from wedding festivities and the seemingly never-ending journey (hour wait for the bus and various train delays, ahhh England) and ...

It was Paul's Birthday on the first and then we headed down to london on a mega bus. Had a lovely meal in a small Italian restaurant round the corner from Paul's flat in Chelsey. First thing tomorrow, we fly out of Heathrow and hello Paris. First time to Paris, I know its only 300km away but I it still thrills me. Can't wait for touch down in th...

This morning we went to Parliament and met with a Scottish MP. The building is magnificent; first you enter Westminster Hall, which is large enough to accomodate all of Parliament for important addresses, and then you pass into St. Stephen's Chapel, which has statues of important statesmen, and also lovely paintings of different epochs in Britis...