All posts tagged: London

Wimbledon (sort of) & A Chorus Line

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London, United Kingdom Up early, leisurely breakfast then off again. Our first port of call was the Imperial War Museum, which is a short walk from the B&B. This museum comes highly recommended…..and is closed till July! Bummer. Shopping time, off to Oxford Circus and Carnaby Street. Success for Rachael on the shoe department, success for us both on the coffee front. Found a great coffee shop in a lane off Carnaby…..at last. Groovy spot, Soho. Carnaby St reminds me of a scene from an Austin Powers movie, very hip and paisley. Expected Elvis Costello to round the corner, bursting into song… Loved it. Had lunch in Leicester Square, which was very much a peaceful oasis in the middle of mayhem. Speaking of mayhem, and the bizarre, M&M’s have their own shop. 4 FLOORS of chocolate, merchandise fun and frivolity. The smell as you walk in is overpowering, sweet sugary yuckiness(?). Photo op, fridge magnet…..out of there! One of Rachael’s bucket list items was to go to a show in the West End, so off …

The Tower of London, plus much more

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The Tower of London, plus much more London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom After yesterday’s walking session, the obvious way to start today was with a run! Well, let me clarify. Rachael runs, I shuffle! Kennington Park for a few laps, squirrels, dogs, and back home for brekky. First stop, the Tower of London. 20 mins in the queue to get in, then fluked it straight into the Crown Jewels exhibition. Rachael wanted a quib about the “crown jewels”, but this is a strictly PG rated blog, so let’s move on, shall we? Pretty interesting stuff, plenty of cash on display (or are they just fancy replica’s? We’ll never know), a testimony to the Royal’s excesses. We get out of the Jewel Room and the queue has grown to a 50min wait, so a big win there. Bloody Tower was next. “Torture at the Tower” is the title of this charming room, full of very nasty ways to make you talk. Quaint! The whole Tower of London was terrific, well worth the time spent there. …

a LONG day walking in London

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London, United Kingdom Ways to get over jet lag…. 1/ spend the day resting with a beer or two, 2/ slowly work your way into the holiday, or 3/ smash out the kilometres walking all over London Guess which one we chose? We have walked forever today, checking out heaps of sights. Started by wandering aimlessly trying to find somewhere to buy a day pass for the tube. The local line was shut for the weekend. Finally bought tickets in Vauxhall, and made our way via double decker bus into the city. First stop was Westminster Abbey, which was pretty spectacular, as was Parliament House. Didn’t go into Westminster as the queue was forever, but saw William marry Kate on the TV, so got some ideas as to the interior! To appease Brendan we dropped in on Westminster Cathedral instead, which I must say is a little drab by comparison. Easy to see who’s running the show in England! Made our way to Victoria Station, pass a multitude of Starbucks, and on to Buckingham Palace. …