Another day in London town

Day 16
Monday, after looking at the forecast we weren't quite sure if it was going to be pouring down with rain combined with a huge southerly wind and, therefore, a good day to keep the children home with the sniffles or a good day to finish exploring areas we haven't seen yet! God decided that the weather would permit at least another day to explore so we chose London. We started late but still saw heaps. We walked a lot, caught the equivalent to the Explorer Bus, enjoyed a river trip to Greenwich, caught the "tube" and the return train to Maidenhead station, got lost on the roads and still arrived "home" by 9pm.Wow, what a day! Maybe we can do better tomorrow?



Day 17
Tuesday, and we headed off again for London to use up the rest of the allotted time on the touring bus. We took in the sights of Trafalgar Square, where there are no longer a heap of pigeons as in days gone by. It is now illegal to feed the birds, tuppence a day. In fact it could cost you a £500 fine. We then went to The London Dungeon which is an attraction with actors and themed rooms recreated to show the horrors of living in London in days gone by, which included the plague, Sweeney Todd, The Great Fire etc. We were wished a horrible visit by the person at the entrance gate, if that gives you any indication of the mood created. We then took the bus to Tower Bridge and had a late lunch by the Tower of London. When we went to the Tower we where greeted by a Yeoman warden who then took us on a tour around the Tower and into the Yeoman's private chapel. The Tower was started by William the Conqueror in 1025 and has been added onto many times by further rulers, including Henry VIII. The Crown Jewels where extremely impressive!! The size of some of the diamonds and gemstones as well as the amount of gold tableware and sacrament items would certainly help the current financial crisis! The weather was overcast and a few times of drizzles which required the wet weather gear to be brought out, but nothing too serious. At least we didn't pack the spray coats for no reason. We have been very fortunate that the weather has been so favourable to such a large extent.

Our health seems to be holding OK. The kids don't look so miserable any more.

Tomorrow we are off to Germany for a week and a half. So it's almost bye bye to England. We will be back for just one day before we head back to our real home.

(Adding images wont work for me just yet, sorry)