Grosvenor London

... of walking around, riding the buses, and generally exploring the city.   The hotel was just around the corner from Grosvenor Square, where the American Embassy was situated.  One nice surprise was the memorial park and statues on this square ...

... America awaiting us as advertised.  In short order she summoned our driver and we were whisked into town, arriving at the Grosvenor House about 5pm.  On check-in we were given a very nice room which, unfortunately, was a smoking room.  We ...

... trying to identify famous landmarks, who knew Trafalgar Square could look so small? Included in our ticket was the London Eye 4D experience, a fun attraction showing London through the seasons including falling snow and bubbles. Afterwards heading back ...

... Circus, Harrod’s, old pubs, old buildings, The Serpentine, and finally many famous streets like Fleet, Regents, Pall Mall, Grosvenor, Strand, Oxford, and Knightsbridge. After leaving Big Ben, I went around the corner and was planning to eat at a ...

... mountain range between Italy and Germany, which is the route that I assumed I'd be taking. So in hindsight, a ticket from Paris to London would have been more rational. But seeing as rationality hasn't been a big theme in this trip, I suppose it fits ...

... well done and a great activity for keeping the kids involved.     We quickly became experts at the central London bus system.  Julian's new favorite thing to say was 'dubba-dekka BUS!!' Julian also became adept at spotting one of ...

... Truly amazing, and very beautiful and moving. After Westminster Abbey, we hopped on a Thames river cruise down to the Tower of London. Our cruise commentator was hilarious. It was a fun ride to see everything from the water and hear the guy crack jokes ...

... after sleeping in til 9 or so, having breakfast and packing, we're on a high-speed train to Edinburgh, Scotland. We left from London's King's Cross Station, so of course I had to get a picture of me pushing on the bricks, looking for platform 9 3/4 ...

... ), then get up tomorrow and do and see everything we can in this awesome city!! Definitely on the itinerary: Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Shakespere's Globe, and a river cruise on the ...

... of ring I want...haha!). We spent nearly 2 hours at the Tower before crossing the Tower Bridge (probably the most famous bridge in London -- very beautiful) and walked along the tames a bit. As we were walking home, it started to rain quite heavily, so we ...

... !!! With the help of the mayor, Stanley, Chloe, Private Eye Larry, Inspector M and all of the great clues, the mystery is solved and Mr. Freezey's dasterdly plans are folied! London is safe again!!! Your Friend,  Stanley ...