…go round and round.
Well, I’m pretty sure that song is about a school bus, but it applies to
tour buses too!
On Friday Courtney and I bought passes for The Original
Tour, a hop-on hop-off bus tour of London! We figured since we had each been here
for about a week or so, it was about time we saw all the main attractions of
the city.
Before we got on the bus, we went to eat at Garfunkel’s. I was so excited to see that they had lemonade
on the menu! Prepare to be disappointed.
It was sparkling lemonade that tasted a lot like Sprite. That was just an indication of how the meal
was going to go. We went with what we
thought was a safe bet, hamburgers, but they failed us. The hamburgers here have proven time and time
again to be really gross. So, no more
hamburgers until December 24th.
Chips, aka, French fries, are another matter. London definitely knows how to make
chips. I can’t get enough of those
things.
After the less than successful lunch outing, we started our
tour. It took us around Trafalgar
Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben,
Parliament, and Tower Bridge!
We stayed on the bus for the entire loop and by the time we
made it back to Trafalgar Square, we were exhausted and ready to head
home.
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| Trafalgar Square |
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| Big Ben, obsessed. |
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| London Eye |
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| Tower Bridge with the Paralympic Logo! |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral |
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| Classic London Pic :) |
Saturday, we got up bright and early and headed straight to
Buckingham Palace. In August and
September, while the Queen is on vacation in Scotland, the Palace is open to
the public for tours! The tours start at 9:30 and when we got there at 9:45,
they were already sold out for the day.
We were disappointed, but we will just have to head back another day
before the month is over! We decided to skip out on waiting for the Changing of
the Guard because it was super crowded and we wouldn’t be able to see
anything. Also, something for another
day. Luckily, we have four months here!
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| Victoria Monument in front of Buckingham Palace |
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| Courtney and I in front of the Palace! |
After a few pictures, we left the Palace and wandered
through Green Park and had some lunch at Pret A Manger. There are literally hundreds of these Panera
type places, around London. The only downside is you have to pay extra to stay
and eat in the restaurant instead of getting food to-go.
We then hopped on another Original Tour bus, since the
tickets are good for 24 hours. We rode
the bus over towards Parliament and hopped off and started walking. We walked around for hours and hours pretty
much just wandering around the entire city.
Somehow, we ended up in this adorable area called Covent
Gardens. We walked through some shops
and bought a few things, but mostly just looked. So far, this is my very favorite place in
London! Here’s to many more favorites
and a great weekend in London!
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| Me, in my favorite London Locale :) |
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| Adorable! |
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