Day 1 in London- on foot

Our first day in London- after 24 hours in planes we were excited to get to the hotel and a have a shower and freshen up.

Our patience was a little tested with airport transfer and hotel booking but all sorted in the end. I filled out the tour card and had to declare Leanne as my "sharer". She responded that she was more like the carer. Once we sorted that out the sharer and went off to explore Hammersmith and get some dinner. Found the classic English pub up the road- the Black Swan and I had the first pint with bangers and mash and my sharer had the maderia pie ( my -dear - a not much chicken under the crust). But the surrounds were classic with the velvet embossed wall paper, chanderliars and wood panelling- just like the movies.
After a great sleep in a bed, ie horizontal rather than vertical,we set off on a day of sightseeing on foot.

We headed for the Underground and caught a train to Green Park and walked through the park,with the other million tourists, to Buckingham Palace and then got on the tourist route walking to all the key attractions. All the streets are just like Monopoly and the buildings are classic just as we envisaged.

I started off as the navigator but soon after some minor directional indiscretions handed the map to Leanne! The sites were very regal and was very surreal. key sites included- Big Ben, Parliament square and buildings, Thames river, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Harrods, Piccadilly square, West end theatre area and the London eye (and to be quite honest with you, NO I do not
want to go on the ferris wheel-London eye).












Train system is very easy and our hotel is situated in fabulous suburb close to everything.
Tour starts tomorrow at 830

Cheers Greg
Editor Leanne



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