Tuesday 29 July 2008

Busy Day Walking London



Well today we've had a very long and busy day. Peter wasn't feeling well, so it was just Yvonne and I that went up to Central London. We took the train from our area up into London Charing Cross. From there we walked over to Trafalgar Square and then down Whitehall do Horse Guards Parade. We got there just before 11am in time to see the changing of the guards. After we heading back up past Trafalgar Square and onto Leicester Square to see the statue of Charlie Chaplin that mentions our Great Grandfather's clog troupe the "Eight Lancashire Lads". Then I got very lost trying to find my way out of Leicester Square and ended up in China Town were we partook in some Chinese BBQ pork buns. We finally ended up on Shaftesbury Ave, so headed down to Piccadilly Circus and into the underground. Yvonne had made plans to meet up with her friend who works at the Canadian Embassy. After lunch we explored Oxford street for some shopping and found a lovely little side ally called St Christopher Place. We made our way to Hyde Park and crossed through it after a very short rest break on the desk chairs. Once on the other side of the park in Knightsbridge we quickly popped into Harrods to see the Princess Diana memorial and to use their luxury loos. By then we were completely exhausted so headed for home. We ended the day with a nice meal at a local pub. Now it's time for bed as it's another early morning tomorrow. Hope to upload more photos sometime soon.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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