Big day today. Headed off early to get into London and see as much as we could that we missed yesterday.
Gates to the palace
Gary on the Queen Victoria fountain in front of the palace
Fountain in front of the palace
The fountain again
First off to Buckingham Palace (yes we found it!)
Walked up to Trafalgar Square
Caught the train up to London Bridge - thank God it didn’t fall down on this fair lady!
Where it is believed Ann Boleyn was executed
Where The Crown Jewels are kept
The Valasse Cross is a rare example of medieval royal goldsmiths work. The larger outer cross was probably made in Normandy in the 1180’s.
St John’s Chapel in the White Tower
The poppies for the 80th anniversary of VE Day
View of Big Ben from Westminster Bridge
The building where the Crown Jewels are kept
The suit of armour that Henry VIII wore
Over to Tower of London - what an experience! For us as well as fifty thousand other people! Don’t know where they all come from! Went in to look at Crown Jewels, my gosh, what wealth exists there! We saw the crowns that Charles and Camilla wore for their coronation. Not allowed to take photos unfortunately. Can’t remember any of the information in there!
Saw where Ann Boleyn was executed, where Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned for 13 years, where the two little princes disappeared and were murdered by their uncle Richard 111!
Sun shining when we got there and rain falling by the time we left! Decided to catch the train to the Churchill Arms for lunch. We were at London Bridge and had to get to Nottinghillgate! What an experience- I do not like the subway, it feels like you are in the bowels of the earth!
Had a lovely lunch there, great little pub. It has all these chamberpots on the ceiling!
Walked from there to Kensington Palace, half was covered up with scaffolding!
There are so many renovations going on everywhere! Walked through the gardens, there are so many lovely green spaces in London!
Batman defending Leicester Square
Dick Van Dykes character in Mary Poppins
Found Soho, Chinatown and Leicester Square - it’s a long way to Australia, goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square! It’s a long, long way to Australia but my hearts right there! Loved Leicester Square, so vibrant!
Went on to the National Gallery, some lovely art work there! Then on back to our accommodation, after a very long day!
Looking forward to coming home, not looking forward to the flight 😫
Looks like you made the most of your last full day in the old country, well done, a huge effort especially after already being so busy over the last few weeks. Loved the blog, looked forward to opening it up each morning at breakfast to check your progress!! Not long before you’re back in Aus, have a great flight and we’ll see you soon xxxxxx
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