After breakfast we walk to Green Park Station, carry our bags back down the two flights of stairs, London is not very well geared towards people who can’t manage stairs or travelers who have luggage. They have some accessible stations marked on the map and I guess over time they will all be upgraded. Train ride takes about 45 minutes to Heathrow Airport. It’s a huge airport. We get upgraded to Premium Economy, our first free upgrade! Economy there is a lot more legroom and the cabin is only about 10 rows long. Everyone closes their windows so it’s real cosy in there. I went back to the economy section to use the bathroom and was nearly blinded by all the windows open it was so bright! It’s a long flight but there’s a lot to ... read more

CHANGING OF THE GUARD This morning we are watching the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. It’s a beautiful building with so much history. We get there at 10ish and even though it starts just after 11 and people are already getting there. Met Michael who is 60 plus years old, he gave us lots of tips on where to stand as he comes to watch the ceremony at least once a fortnight. He is a proud member of the monarchy association and loves all things to do with the queen. He has met the queen and also the queen mother. While we were waiting we were lucky enough to see the horse guards go passed while they were doing there change over as well. The beautiful horses were huge and in superb condition, especially ... read more

So this morning we check out, catch a taxi to the train station and bid France farewell. It’s a huge train station, we check in and go through security and Customs. We finally get our passports stamped again, no stamps when we went to Holland or France, damn them! UK passport control is done here as well. Then we just wait… Catch Eurostar train to London. It’s a nice train, complete with meals, power points and internet! We go under English Channel - Tim slept through it and was upset that I didn’t wake him up for it, wasn’t anything to see anyway - it was a tunnel! It’s another nice speedy train that goes along at 300kph; my 130kph to Mandurah doesn’t seem as exciting now! An announcement is made that someone has stolen cable ... read more

LOUVRE MUSEUM V’S LAUNDRY Tim doesn’t feel much like going to the Louvre Museum and has a sleep in. So for me, I head across the road for breakfast and then hunt about for a Laundromat. After asking lots of people and being directed to three different Dry Cleaners I finally find someone who understands exactly what I want and I find a Laundromat. Then I have to ask a random stranger walking along the street to come in and translate all the signs for me! So for the next three hours I listen to music and do laundry. Even doing laundry is more exciting in a different country! After my exciting morning of domesticity, Tim and I buy quiche and a baguette and have lunch on lawn in front of Eiffel Tower. We get hassled ... read more

We don’t have breakfast included with our room here, at 22 Euros each there is no way to justify spending about $80 Australian on a couple of bits of toast for Tim and an egg for me! But we have heaps of cafes across the road leading up to the Eiffel Tower, so it’s not hard to find one. It ends up costing 11.60 Euros between us - big difference! SEGWAY TOUR We head to the Eiffel Tower where we are to meet our group for our Segway tour of Paris. Even though it is only 9am there are already long queues for the Tower. I ask someone about 30 metres along the queue for the stairs what time they got there, 8:30am! And that was just for the stairs, if you want to go in ... read more