Libby in London - Fourth Day

Last full day in London, city center. After a late night, we didn't roll out of bed until 9am! Tim had to be at the conference center for a magazine interview a little after 10, so we got ready and he headed on out. I met up with him at the conference center after his interview. Had a nice coffee/tea break with Ruud then on out for our bus tour of London.




We walked to Trafalgar Square and on the way saw so much more: Household Calvary, Horse Guards, #10 Downing Street, Cabinet Offices, Churchill Museum and War Rooms, Ministry of Defense and many monuments to various people and groups. Trafalagar Square itself was fascinating. Monuments, churches, cathedrals, oh my!





After walking around the square, we boarded our open-top tour bus. Yes, it's a little chilly, but not too much to ride at the top to get good pictures with less-obstructed views. On the ride from Trafalgar Square to the Tower of London, we saw/passed St. Paul's Cathedral, Charing Cross Station, Royal Courts of Justice, The Monument, crossed London Bridge (it didn't fall down) and Tower bridge and disembarked at the Tower of London. Tower of London was much larger than I thought it would be. All the pics I've seen show it as a smallish square tower structure. Nope. It's much more than that.

Here, we stopped for lunch, a little shopping the boarded a boat ride on the Thames. On this ride we saw/passed HMS Belfast, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London City School and the old London City School for Boys. We saw the Shard, the Gherkin, Tate Modern and many other buildings with spectacular architecture. Just passing the London Eye, we disembarked the boat ride and walked back to our hotel via St. James Park, which is absolutely beautiful and ends at Buckingham Palace. Lovely.

We then met Ruud for dinner at Quilon Southern Indian Cuisine. Fabulous meal and terrific way to end out our week here in London, city center. Tomorrow, we pick up the rental car and head to Dover then on to Oxford. It's hard to believe it's been a week already.