After a great night's sleep at the Thistle Marble Arch we took a full day tour of London. The first port of call was St Paul's Cathedral. It was a wonderful building, full of history and magnificent architecture. Our tourist guide kept us informed on all the things we needed to know about this building. There always seemed to be a reference to happenings from World War Two to everywhere we visited over the next couple of weeks. St Paul's was spared during the WWII bombing of London.
Our next stop was the traditional Changing Of The Guards at Buckingham Palace. Our experienced guide ensured we were there early enough to get several views of all the happenings. This photo shows the replacement guards marching down to the palace.
From there it was to the Tower Of London. This was just about the highlight of the 6 weeks we had away for me. I found the whole Tower of London experiencing thoroughly enthralling! Finally we had a Thames River Cruise back to London's Parliament buildings before we were returned to the 'Thistle'. The photo below is of The Tower Bridge with the Thames flowing underneath. We found a Pub and had an evening meal. I paid for the Pub meal and drinks with my credit card!
The next day we went to have a tour of Lord's Cricket Ground. Lord's is the world home of cricket and steeped in history of the game. I enjoyed this tour very much. The afternoon was spent looking through the shops in Oxford St. That night it was to a Noodle Shop for an inexpensive but filling meal. Our Bus Tour of UK and Ireland was getting underway the next morning so we were in bed fairly early.
After a great night's sleep at the Thistle Marble Arch we took a full day tour of London. The first port of call was St Paul's Cathedral. It was a wonderful building, full of history and magnificent architecture. Our tourist guide kept us informed on all the things we needed to know about this building. There always seemed to be a reference to happenings from World War Two to everywhere we visited over the next couple of weeks. St Paul's was spared during the WWII bombing of London.
Our next stop was the traditional Changing Of The Guards at Buckingham Palace. Our experienced guide ensured we were there early enough to get several views of all the happenings. This photo shows the replacement guards marching down to the palace.
From there it was to the Tower Of London. This was just about the highlight of the 6 weeks we had away for me. I found the whole Tower of London experiencing thoroughly enthralling! Finally we had a Thames River Cruise back to London's Parliament buildings before we were returned to the 'Thistle'. The photo below is of The Tower Bridge with the Thames flowing underneath. We found a Pub and had an evening meal. I paid for the Pub meal and drinks with my credit card!
The next day we went to have a tour of Lord's Cricket Ground. Lord's is the world home of cricket and steeped in history of the game. I enjoyed this tour very much. The afternoon was spent looking through the shops in Oxford St. That night it was to a Noodle Shop for an inexpensive but filling meal. Our Bus Tour of UK and Ireland was getting underway the next morning so we were in bed fairly early.
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