Sunday 12 th September

Last night we had a typical pub experience in Hammersmith. Noisy, and soccer on the flat screen. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the simple Thai meal. We caught up with our washing at the local laundromat and it was entertaining watching people come and go. So many nationalities and languages!

Sunday started with a relaxed breakfast and organizing our boarding passes.
We then headed off to London via the underground. It was £5 each for unlimited public transport use, so everyone uses it.
As Sally told us, it is easy to negotiate the transport systems.
We went to Westminster station, and then caught a bus to Tower Bridge. Greg was the navigator, as i was totally disorientated , so he worked out the bus numbers and where we had to go.
The Tower of London was a royal fortress and supplied weapons and armour for the kings armies and warships from the medieval era til the mid 19 th century. The Tower was also used for torture, imprisonment and execution. The Crown Jewels has it's resting place there. The Tower Bridge is a magnificent structure, painted brightly in blue and gold, we joined the hundreds walking across it.



We then hopped on another bus, this time a double decker - we were so excited!
We hopped up to the top deck, and eventually got to the front seat where we could take pictures of streets, Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Sq, Charing Cross and St Pauls Cathedral. We couldn't believe how many people were around, walking the streets, shopping, using public transport and in the parks.

We got off the bus at Marble Arch and walked across to Hyde Park. People everywhere! We stumbled across Speakers Corner, an area set aside for freedom of speech. A lot of wannabe preachers, I think.
Then to our surprise, who should be in Hyde Park- Elvis. He or an extremely good impersonator was doing a sound check for a concert that evening. They were also dismantling the "The Proms" which was on the previous night.
It was very relaxing having a coffee and watching the world go by, roller skaters performing, horse riders, and families enjoying a little bit sun.


We returned by rail to Hammersmith and ended where we started at The Swan, pub for a drink and nachos before heading off to the airport at 6:30pm for our 10 pm flight to Kuala Lumpur.



This is being sent from the Kuala Lumpur airport, so we have survived the 13 hr flight and leave in 4 hrs to Melb arriving 7am Tuesday.

See you then ,
Love. Leanne and Greg xxx


Traveling Tips

When all else fails , give the map to your partner, and accept defeat graciously.
Work out early , who has the window, who has the aisle seat.
Travel with Greg, he is never on time, always early. He is slow to anger and rarely gets frustrated with fellow passengers.
Travel with Leanne, she likes clean clothes and organized suitcases- everything has it's place. She likes free time and doesn't tolerate fools very well. She is always on time, just never early.
If you want professional blogs, read Gregs. If you want grammatically incorrect but informative and dry humor blogs read Leannes. Or if you are really lucky they are blended together.
If you are bored at the airport between transfers, write Traveling Tips, it fills in time.



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