Blogs from London City, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

The weather forecast says that it will start raining at 4 o'clock this afternoon and then continue for the rest of the day. We've still got a few hours to run on our 24 hour hop on hop off bus ticket, so we decide to make the most of this while it's still dry. We've already seen a lot of the bus route, so we catch the Underground to Hyde Park Corner and board the bus there. Some of the exits from tube stations seem to be almost as long as the distances between the stations, and if you come out the wrong one you can end up a long way away from where you want to be. Hyde Park Corner Station has six different exits, so as Murphy's Law would have it we end up ... read more

The hotel receptionist asks us where we're going, and we respond that we're travelling to London on the train. He says that St Pancras station where it terminates is very nice, but then quickly adds that most Parisians think that Gare du Nord, where we'll be getting on, is very dangerous. I don't ask him for any more details. I'm not sure I want to know. I hope he means that it's full of pickpockets and other sleazy characters, because about the only alternative I can come up with is that there's something wrong with the trains. I think we've probably got some hope of protecting ourselves against undesirables, but I'm not sure there'd be too much we could do if we went round a corner a bit too quickly and our carriage went flying. Checking ... read more

seperate post for some supermarket pics.... read more

Steph came round and off to the usual cafe for a healthy breakfast. Heading back into London today, we caught the bus so Michelle could ride the double decker. Embarked at Trafalgar Square for a few more pics. London was noticeably busier today as it is Friday and the weather is ok. Walked past the national museum to see the theme is about British cavalry so the horses were on display. Also here was our first look at how security has been tightened up as there were police in full kit and armed with automatic weapons. Continued along past 10 Downing St, also heavily guarded. Walking over the bridge to the London Eye, the scammers were out today, with different distractions to pick your pocket. Michelle was quick to move me along. Lol Rode the eye ... read more

I have been to London twice before. Once as a young girl with my mum during the traditional Autumn Holiday, and once after a crazy New Years Eve in Portugal celebrating the arrival of 2006. I don't remember much apart from China Town from my first visit and my disappointment of Portobello Road from my second. Thus, I must admit I was not exactly over enthusiastic when my boyfriend dreamt of us visiting London. However, last year for his birthday I gave him a plane ticket to London, and finally we found the time to fit in a long weekend trip. But seeing as it is a long time since any of us visited London, we wanted to make the most of it. Most of all I have been looking forward to the pubs. Ever since ... read more