Today we disembarked the tube at Temple and headed along Fleet Street towards St Paul's Cathedral, now the legal district in the 12th Century, the headquarters of the Knights Templar. On the way we stopped in at the Temple Church where nine effigies of the once powerful Templar Knights lay on the floor, the boys weren't so impressed, apparently these are the bad guys in Assassin's Creed. Their downfall ultimately eventuated and the church became the property of Henry VIII. Our next stop was St Paul's where we were given ipods to guide us through. We could not all help to be impressed by the brillance of the mosaics only cleaned a few years ago, and the amazing collection of souls buried in the crypt. Will was most impressed by the grand tomb belonging to Horatio ... read more

What an amazing day, the cold front hit London just before lunch and the snow came with a vengeance. I have never seen snow like this before in the UK. We started the day heading to Leicester square, and headed for Trafalgar square. We went to the National Portrait Gallery and refreshed our knowledge of the chronology of the royal family, before the blizzard arrived. Trafalgar Square just looked fantastic, we finally retreated into the National Gallery with everyone else escaping the weather where Duncan ensured we didn't miss any rooms! The storm had seemed to pass as we finally emerged and we headed to Covent Garden. On of the last shopping days before Christmas ensured there was plenty of atmosphere and we had a pork sausage and pickle from a market stall. The area is ... read more