London continued.......

The second day we were in London dawned bright and sunny but decidedly chilly. The plan was to take one of the tour buses to show Mollie some of the famous land marks. So after a really good breakfast, in the hotel, (I should have taken a photo~ or maybe it's as well I didn't as you would see how much we ate!), we walked and caught the bus on Baker Street. You will see Mollie in one of the pictures alongside a statue of one of this street's famous residents. We manged to get under cover seats on the top deck of the bus so we had some protection from the wind. I wonder how many of the landmarks you can recognise in the photos. The link will actually take you to a virtual tour if you need some clues.

We didn't have enough time to take the boat tour which was also part of the package. This was a shame for Mollie (I have actually done this trip in the past) but she didn't seem to mind, and there's always next time!!
It was a really enjoyable two days and we arrived back in Bristol around 8:15 pm. The guys had not really stirred while we had been gone, except to buy take aways!!

Thank you Beccy and Joules for a really lovely present.

P.S. If you need to enlarge the photos click on the middle photo.

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January 3rd 2007: Blue Peter Shoe Appeal

London Eye View

We travelled to London by coach as if was by far, the less expensive option, and it was an easy journey. We were lucky enough to be able to book into our hotel and leave our bags before heading into the city. Well first stop was a drink as you can see below.
Mollie wanted to head for the London Eye and when we arrived and saw the queues we were quite worried about the length of time we would be standing waiting. However, everything was well organised, the queues moved steadily and before we knew it we were in a pod slowly moving upwards. It is so gentle you are totally unaware of any movement. You may remember I am not keen on heights but somehow this did not feel as though you were so high. Unfortunately it was rather dull and although the sun broke through the cloud it was only for a short time so I am rather disappointed with my photos. Also although you can move around the pod everyone else is also trying to get the best views. I decided to put together a slide show, of the photos I took regardless of quality.
You will see the Houses of Parliament, if you look closely St Paul's is between the buildings, there are several bridges spanning the River Thames, and you get some idea of the density of the buildings and different styles of architecture. You can just see the top of County Hall which houses the London Aquarium (there's a great little video in the link). You will also see one of the street entertainers and lots of people out enjoying themselves.


After this we headed for Covent Garden where we had a meal
before heading for Regent Street and Hamleys the biggest toy shop in the world! We explored Liberty's just before arriving at The London Palladium to see The Sound of Music. It was an excellent show the children were delightful and the role of Maria was played by Aoife Mulholland (the understudy)and not Connie Fisher who was the winner of the TV show specifically designed to select the star of the show. Aoife was one of the girls knocked out before the final, however she was a strong contender until then and she did not disappoint the audience. I would certainly recommend it.
I will tell you about the rest of the trip later in the week.

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December 30th 2006: Hospital Treatment

Home from the Big Smoke

Just wanted to let you know the girls are back home. We had a good time, but I'm too tired to write much so I thought I would leave you with a glimpse of the London Eye as we drove along the Embankment.

P.S. My lovely grandson has just been helping me create a copyright for my photos. I may change it now I know how, (well that's if I can remember the instructions!) but I'm actually quite happy with this. I still have a few more things I need to learn before he goes home on Tuesday!

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