The streets of London

Casual start to the day with a walk into the city to sort out some banking issues. After that we caught the tube to St James Park to visit the Palace. Lots of squirrels and geese in the park and they are not shy at all. All was going well until we arrived near Buckingham Palace just as the changing of the guard was taking place. A very large crowd was watching and it was very difficult to get around to purchase tickets for viewing part of the palace. Huge lines and we heard via the grapevine that there was a two hour wait just to buy the tickets. Looking at the line we believed the rumour and headed back out of the crowd through the park to the horse guards area and out past Downing Street, lots of armed police around the entrance.

After lunch we walked across the bridge next to Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, took the tourist photos and headed off to the London Eye to get info for tomorrow as we didn’t have the time to go on it as we had to meet Glen at Piccadilly Circus for a sightseeing walk.  Very interesting getting the guided tour of the West End including fascinating back alleys that ooze history.  All this was going very well until we arrived at the bus stop to go back to G & J’s house and the forecasted rain arrived. Three of us standing under one umbrella waiting for the bus was starting to get uncomfortable but finally it arrived and we were very thankful of that. The rain basically stopped as we were on the bus and started again when we got off for a ten minute walk back to the house. Oh well it is London. J

Larry wanted to see the foxes that infest this area of London so he accompanied Glen and Martin on their walk. No foxes but Martin came close to being torn apart by an Akita fighting dog.  For some reason he snarled at the Akita but very fortunate for Martin the other dog was very well trained and brought up and it just ignored him. I think Martin should be buying a lotto ticket for his fortunate escape.

Arrived back to a Turkey and cheese risotto with fresh bread, mmmmmmmmmm very, very nice and we are being spoilt rotten with meals as the ice cream maker is humming in the back ground and when it is finished we have another giant meringue to smash into it, oh heaven J.