Saturday, November 5, 2011

London - Nov 4&5

Arriving in London we emerged out of the train station to find Big Ben looking down on us in the rain. We found the hotel after a few tries. It looked down on Victoria Train station with easy access to subway and walking distance to the major sites in London.
That evening we visited a posh bar called the Library and sampled £20 cashew as we drank scotch and martinis. A jazz piano played in the corner with the pianist winking at the patrons as he played. We walk pass Buckingham Palace and headed to a pub.
The next day we had an English breakfast in a quaint sidewalk cafe before heading to the V&A museum. This museum housed a collection of British art and artifacts.
After we headed to Hyde Park and walk beside the Serpentine Pond. We head to Ford & Mason winded pass the palace and Green and St. James Park. The parks in the centre of the city add a relative calm to the fanatic pace of London. The streets are very busy as people rush to work and remember to look left when crossing the street or the taxi driver will surely run you over.
We walked along the river to the Millennium Bridge, St. Paul's then Fleet Street.
We then popped (as they say) onto the Tube (subway) and headed to Soho where we met David (Carol's stepbrother) and Helen for a wonderful Lebanese food.
We have had a fantastic trip and can only say the time went by to quickly.

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