Hot Days in London

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London Rest of the Week ( I have lost my hard copy diary on the train)
We had never been to Greenwich Village. We cued up for a water taxi and cruised down the river. Greenwich is huge. A large naval base. The grounds are covered in large imposing buildings now home to The Trinity College of music and a university the name which escapes me. We didn't go into the building to set our watches as it was very expense, so instead we wandered through the observatory which was free and I'm sure much more interesting. Our watches will all just have to stay on different times. There is a tunnel under the Thames that you can use. It has very imposing towers (under repair at each end)
We spent the afternoon at Richmond Park. Bridget and Brendan biked out and Tim and I took the train. We tried to hire bikes at the station but needed proof of a London address! Who carries that around with them? Richmond park is huge, rather like a large farm with all the fences taken down. There are deer wandering around as well as the odd cow or two. Its a perfect place for biking. Tim and I walked and walked. Richmond is a very wealthy area, lots of very expensive cars. Tim and I took a ride around on Bridget and Brendan's bikes just to remind us what it is like. It was a long walk back to the railway station past many interesting points of interest. At King Henry VIII's nob you could see the dome of St Pauls in London. There is a clear line where the trees have been trimmed. Apparently King Henry like to stand up there and survey his kingdom.
That evening we headed to the West End to go to the musical “Wicked” It was just wonderful. We all loved it despite some grumblings beforehand.

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Photos

Wicked
Waiting outside the theatre

Wicked
Waiting for the show to begin.

Somewhere in London
Not sure where this is

Richmond Park
Actually not in the park but on the way to it.

Richmond Park
We walked all the way through the lower part of the park to meet Bridget, who had biked from Putney. Only a 20 minute bike ride.

Richmond Park
The pollution was quite extreme. You really couldn't see very far at all.

Richmond Park
As you can see from this photo the high level of pollution.

King Henry VIII's nob Richmond Park
From this point you should be able to see through this gap all the way to St Paul's Cathedral dome. But the pollution levels were too high

London
Standing outside the museum of natural history.

Natural History Museum London
This is inside the museum. It was just the most amazing space. I think this is where Night ant the Museum was filmed.

Natural History Museum London
Many of the columns were like this in the museum. There was so much to look at.

Natural History Museum London
Me and Charles Darwin

natural History Museum London
There was the most amazing dinosaur display. this guy was easily the best exhibit.

Harrods
The Food!

Harrods
Getting ready for the royal wedding.

Oxford Street
It was incredibly crowded.

Oxford Street
Flags out for the royal wedding.

a night out
Getting ready for our big night out at 'The Vines'.