Forgot my password to the blog, but up and running now I hope.
Today began at arrival in Heathrow at 5.45 am in the morning. Quick passage through customs, 15 minute ride on the exorbitantly priced Heathrow Express and we were in Paddington. Home for next 5 days! A very short 5 minute walk saw us arrive at our apartment in the lovely Gloucester Terrace.
Decided to get our bearings and be the typical tourist, on The Original Tourist Bus (red topless (the bus not us)double decker bus). Saw an array of monuments including Eros statue, Lord Nelson statue, Trafalgar Square. Got off the bus near the London Eye- huge but decided no...not a fan of heights. However at this stop was Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Walked around the first two – unbelievable- just like all the photos and we took heaps off our own. Walked over to Westminster Abbey. Went in and explored in awe. What an amazing place.
Hopped back on our red bus and the next stop as St Pauls Cathedral. Decided to get off again and go in and have a look. Man-o-man. What a ceiling – I know, I know..wait to we get to Rome. Again fantastic. (Think I might run out of superlatives this trip). Decided to climb the 257 steps up to the Whispering Gallery, which is 30 meters from the Cathedral Floor. Rick bowed out and I continued the climb, tackling the next 120 steps to the Stone Gallery. Great views of London, but not a sleek race horse any longer so cut my losses and did not tackle the last 200 steps. Descended all those steps and more and then went to the crypt where Nelson and others lay. Great weather, warm and mostly sunny.