It was an impulsive decision to visit London.
We arrived on a cold, wintry morning in February at about 8am – too early to book into the Baywater Hotel.
We waited in the lobby and of course Mervyn decided to have a nap.
On the second day we decided to take a trip around the city on one of those red ”hop-on-hop-off” busses.
By the late afternoon I was frozen stiff on the roof and decided to join Mervyn downstairs.
On the third day we did a tour of the Tower of London.
The Crown Jewels that are stored in the Tower were amazing to see.
Mervyn listened attentively as our tour guide explained the history of The Tower of London
At the entrance of the Tower. The ancient architecture was a pleasure to behold.
We took photos of each other with The London Eye in the background while waiting for the rest of the tour group to join us for a trip down the Thames River.
I took this photo of Mervyn with The Houses of Parliament behind him.
Mervyn next to a famous red telephone booth and beautiful Big Ben behind him. Note: he “borrowed” my red gloves!
On our stroll through the city, we rested at Picadilly circus. I made myself at home on the steps.
We enjoyed all the sights at Covent garden.
Mimic artists entertain tourists.
We booked ourselves on a trip to Leeds Castle, Canterbury and The White Cliffs of Dover.
Here we are with Leeds Castle behind us.
Enjoying traditional fish and chips at Canterbury
And then we missed the bus to Dover.
We had to catch a train back to London – a journey of over an hour. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
We went to see the world’s longest running show, The Mouse Trap.
On the Saturday morning we decided to go to the busy Portobello Street Market where we did not stay long at all. Here Mervyn tried to persuade a guitarist to perform a number.
The British museum was one of the highlights of our visit. I got to touch the famous Rossetta Stone.
Other exhibits at the museum.
We spent one morning browsing from Marble Arch, all the way down Oxford Street. Eventually we found ourselves at Selfridges where we paused for coffee.
A London street with an interesting shape.
On returning home, at the Heathrow airport, Mervyn could not getting over the airoplanes flying in every 30 seconds!
We really enjoyed this trip and agreed that there were so much more to see.
We knew that one day we would be back to explore London further.
