Goodbye London indeed; and farewell Europe. What a life changing trip we've had!
London was as we left it: wet and cold. Well the wet stayed away for a day but not surprising came along soon enough. This time however we were thrilled to meet Jo's man Ed who was a real hoot. Ed has come to see Jo and do some traveling when Jo finishes her time here in london. They've just had 5 or 6 months of distance! Impressive work!
After planning to squeeze as much as possible into our 2.5 last days in London we ended up falling asleep in Hyde park with it's cute little squirrels foraging for nuts!
It's tiring work this holidaying business!!! We did tick off a few of the items on our list such as;
-Harrods - wow! What a store... If only we were rich!
-Trafalgar square which felt a little bit like Rome... Great view of Big Ben!
-the national gallery - wow! Loved it, great selection of impressive works accompanied with interesting commentary, made better yet by free entry!
-Covent Garden with it's markets and live performers to entertain all ages and interests - constant reminders that there are so many incredibly talented people out there.
-the Lion King - arrrrgh - poor seats at the front and far right; only real compensation was that they were good to see the actors facial expressions and makeup... Simba was a fill-in but overall the show was a cracker!
-Red bus trip - sadly no different to any other bus ride, fun all the same!
-Buckingham Palace! the Queen is at Balmoral at present and this means the tourists are given free reign, not literally as entry cost £16 pp and there were rules... Many many rules! Admission was into the state rooms which were incredibly opulent and maintained to a near perfect finish as opposed to many other castles we've visited where paint can be seen flaking from the walls or the carpet is a bit tired. Kate's wedding dress was nice enough and I guess a bit of an added bonus. the lace work was simply amazing. So intricate and all hand done. The cake was also on display, only 3 of the original 14 individual cakes were missing (replaced with replicas).
-dinner at brick lane with Soph O'Shea! The Indian here is cheap and tasty! Bollywood blast was hot going down and torture to metabolise and excrete! It as great to see Soph and reminisce about the old days at Erindale in Canberra.
-10 Bells Bar where Jack the Rippers last victim was last seen!
Jo also took us out to a fantastic spot in the burbs for lunch. With one Michelin star it was a steal at £22 pp for a 3 course meal!
So now we're back on the QANTAS airbus headed toward Singapore, time to get some sleep and try and beat the imminent jet lag!
London was as we left it: wet and cold. Well the wet stayed away for a day but not surprising came along soon enough. This time however we were thrilled to meet Jo's man Ed who was a real hoot. Ed has come to see Jo and do some traveling when Jo finishes her time here in london. They've just had 5 or 6 months of distance! Impressive work!
After planning to squeeze as much as possible into our 2.5 last days in London we ended up falling asleep in Hyde park with it's cute little squirrels foraging for nuts!
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| London Underground - very slow but its complexity quite amazing |
-Harrods - wow! What a store... If only we were rich!
-Trafalgar square which felt a little bit like Rome... Great view of Big Ben!
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| View of the square from the wonderful National Gallery - see Big Ben centre distant |
-Covent Garden with it's markets and live performers to entertain all ages and interests - constant reminders that there are so many incredibly talented people out there.
-the Lion King - arrrrgh - poor seats at the front and far right; only real compensation was that they were good to see the actors facial expressions and makeup... Simba was a fill-in but overall the show was a cracker!
-Red bus trip - sadly no different to any other bus ride, fun all the same!
-Buckingham Palace! the Queen is at Balmoral at present and this means the tourists are given free reign, not literally as entry cost £16 pp and there were rules... Many many rules! Admission was into the state rooms which were incredibly opulent and maintained to a near perfect finish as opposed to many other castles we've visited where paint can be seen flaking from the walls or the carpet is a bit tired. Kate's wedding dress was nice enough and I guess a bit of an added bonus. the lace work was simply amazing. So intricate and all hand done. The cake was also on display, only 3 of the original 14 individual cakes were missing (replaced with replicas).
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| Crown supply at the palace store |
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| Rear view of palace after tour - no pics allowed inside obeyed! |
-10 Bells Bar where Jack the Rippers last victim was last seen!
Jo also took us out to a fantastic spot in the burbs for lunch. With one Michelin star it was a steal at £22 pp for a 3 course meal!
So now we're back on the QANTAS airbus headed toward Singapore, time to get some sleep and try and beat the imminent jet lag!
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