Our first port of call was The London Eye. We last rode the Eye about 15 years ago and were all looking forward to the experience this time.
We had thought about paying extra and booking Fast Track tickets in advance but in the end decided against this and just turned up and bought tickets when we arrived. We were glad we didn't pay the extra because although it was busy outside there was no queue in the ticket office and having bought our tickets we only queued for about 20 minutes to get on The Eye.
Once on The Eye, the views of London (as expected) were spectacular. Unfortunately due to the glass some of the photos do have some reflections in them but on the whole we were pleased with the photos we took.
After our ride on The Eye we set off across Westminster Bridge to walk to Buckingham Palace.
We were intending to take a leisurely walk through St James's Park but because of the crowds of people gathered for the State Opening of Parliament we couldn't get through. Instead we jumped on the tube. Arriving at Buckingham Palace we were disappointed that a large area around Buckingham Palace was still cordoned off despite the Queen having returned from Westminster some time earlier.
On previous trips to London we've been able to view the palace from the railings outside but today we had to satisfy ourselves with a more distant view.
After a brief stop at Buckingham Palace we set off through Green Park to our final destination - Hamleys! This was at Lara's request as she still had birthday and Christmas money burning a hole in her purse.
I forgot to take a photo of Hamleys so have 'borrowed' this one from the Internet.
On our way to Hamleys I was pleased to stumble across Shaun the Sheep from the Shaun in the City trail. He was created by VisitEngland and is wearing a promotional strip for the Rugby World Cup.
Whilst we didn't see the Queen at Buckingham Palace, we did however bump into her in Hamleys!
All in all a good day out.
We had thought about paying extra and booking Fast Track tickets in advance but in the end decided against this and just turned up and bought tickets when we arrived. We were glad we didn't pay the extra because although it was busy outside there was no queue in the ticket office and having bought our tickets we only queued for about 20 minutes to get on The Eye.
Once on The Eye, the views of London (as expected) were spectacular. Unfortunately due to the glass some of the photos do have some reflections in them but on the whole we were pleased with the photos we took.
This was the official photo. Unfortunately Wayne and Steven decided not to look at the camera!
After our ride on The Eye we set off across Westminster Bridge to walk to Buckingham Palace.
We were intending to take a leisurely walk through St James's Park but because of the crowds of people gathered for the State Opening of Parliament we couldn't get through. Instead we jumped on the tube. Arriving at Buckingham Palace we were disappointed that a large area around Buckingham Palace was still cordoned off despite the Queen having returned from Westminster some time earlier.
On previous trips to London we've been able to view the palace from the railings outside but today we had to satisfy ourselves with a more distant view.
I forgot to take a photo of Hamleys so have 'borrowed' this one from the Internet.
On our way to Hamleys I was pleased to stumble across Shaun the Sheep from the Shaun in the City trail. He was created by VisitEngland and is wearing a promotional strip for the Rugby World Cup.
All in all a good day out.
1 comment:
Lovely photos, glorious weather. Have yet to take a ride on the London Eye! Lots of things in London I have never visited and must remedy soon. Glad that you all had a lovely day x
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