Katie was our first visitor to London! The first day was a little bit of a challenge. She only slept 2 hours on the plane so jet lag was killing her. Also it was a very rainy day. The weather was a little more cooperative through the week. It was on the chilly side but it did not stop us from seeing the sites!
We saw the London Eye and road the London Eye. I did learn to get tickets ahead of time so we only stand in one long line!
We saw Big Ben and the Parliament building (which is huge!)
We saw the Tower Bridge
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
We checked out Soho
Went to Canary Wharf
Saw the Cutty Sark in Greenwich (the 'W' is silent)
We even drug Katie to a museum... National Wartime Museum at the Royal Navy College
Saw Buckingham Palace... if you look real close, the Queen is peeking out the upper left window ;-)
And saw the guards
It didn't take Katie long to learn how to get around London... the bus pass is important
We checked out a few pubs... Dog & Duck in Soho
The Prospect of Whitby in Wapping - oldest pub on the River Thames
And The Narrow - Gordan Ramsey's pub on the River Thames (a short walk from our apartment)
And tried the local fare - meat and onion pie
Marco's Scottish Egg... somehow we didn't get a picture of Fish & Chips...
And we hung with the locals
Pigeons are everywhere you look. If there is water, there are Coots (which do not have webbed feet but are good swimmers)
We had a great time and Katie can't wait to come back!! Our next visitors will be here in less than a week. They will be here just in time so celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee! It will 3 days of celebrating the Queen's 60 years on the throne. She is only the second monarch to reign this long.
Hope you enjoyed!!
