The London Eye. The largest observation wheel in the world. It sits across the Thames from the Parliment buildings.
Big Ben and the Parliment buildings. Impressive architecture!
Lizzie's house - Buckingham Palace. Liz wasn't home - her flag wasn't flying, just the Union Jack.
Lanaia in Piccadilly Circus. It was raining most of the time we were there. The double decker busses are pretty cool.
Tower bridge - you can't appreciate the size and detail in the towers without seeing them in person. The bottom span is a drawbridge.Lanaia and I were in London last week. I had to go to Houston for a couple of days of meetings with our management team. Flights from the field to London are hard to schedule efficiently, so I had to come out of the desert on Friday, stay over the weekend in London, then fly to Houston on Monday. Our travel service rep, Janet, booked a flight for Lanaia to come from Malaga on Friday. Flights are ridiculously cheap in Europe - Malaga to London Gatwick return was only $180, including taxes - it's a 2.5 hour flight.
We stayed in Mayfair, which is an upscale area in London, very close to downtown. Our hotel was the Thistle Marble Arch, which I would recommend to anyone staying in the area.
The Thistle is located on Oxford Street, which is a prime shopping area. With the Christmas season in full swing, it was very busy! All of the big department stores are there - Selfridges, Marks and Spence, etc. In close walking distance was Old and New Bond Streets, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Totenham Court Road. We went to the Burlington Mall also. Bond street has the type of shops you need an appointment to shop at - Chanel, Tiffany's, Dolce and Gabana, Burberrys, etc. There were a few car dealers in the area - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Noble, Morgan, Mercedes, Bentley and BMW. I think my favorite was the yellow Lambo Spider cabriolet for only $230k. I think I will write a letter to Santa...
We saw all of the sights in London. We took the Big Bus tour and saw Buckingham Palace, the Parliment buildings and Big Ben, the London Eye, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, the Law Courts, City Hall, and the Pickle. We also took the train from Gatwick to London Bridge, and the Underground from London Bridge to Bond Street. You haven't really been to London unless you ride their Underground subway. Mind the gap!
Be sure to put London on your list of places to see. Be sure to bring your wallet. The Pound was at CAD$2.06, and London is expensive for the UK. We had a great time and are looking forward to our return.
