LONDON

I visited London during my Holiday this Summer in August. I was with my friend Dana and we did a lot of Sightseeing within a couple of days there. Starting off with the "Sightseeing Bus", which lasts 2 hours and allows you to view many of the Famous landmarks and sights in the City. Sitting on the top deck is a must! Having Sunny dry weather was a big bonus too.
Then we took advantage of the "Free" River Trip, as part of the Bus Ticket, so that was very good and a 50 minute cruise followed. Again viewing the Landmarks along the Thames, such as the Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, Tower Bridge...etc, etc. We took many photos and a few are Included above. After the River Cruise , we headed over Westminster Bridge, to get our 8pm Flight on the London Eye. That was a memorable experience and great views too.
At first I felt a bit frightened of the heights!!....but as it moves so slowly, you hardly notice you are moving at all. But the sights from up there are very Impressive Indeed! It's a 30 minute trip and well worth it. Booking your tickets in advance is recommended too, as I did.
Saves waiting in a very long queue.
Next Day we saw Buckingham Palace, then walked through St James Gardens, onto Horse Guards Parade, to view the Changing of the Guard. Something i'd never seen before.
Quite a spectacle with the Guards & Horses all dressed Immaculately.
Then we walked on and past Downing St, noticing the Prime Ministers house through the gates...patrolled by armed Police of course!. Then we headed for Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, where we spent a while looking at the Pictures. Later we headed to Covent Garden and saw the various stalls & shops which are so varied but very Interesting.
Also we Included a visit to the Theatre Museum, with its artifacts from Theatres around London and the Characters that performed on stage too.
In the evening we went to the Lyceum Theatre, to see "The Lion King" show.
A very Impressive production Indeed, with superb costumes and effects. A colourful array of Characters, the actors dressed as Animals and based on the Disney film too.
Afterwards we had a welcome Pizza!.....before heading back to our hotel.
Next day, the final day we had there, we visited the British Museum and saw the Egyptian room with the Mummies exhibition. First time i'd been there too and we only saw a small section of the Museum, as we had to head home in the afternoon. So a very nice visit to London and i enjoyed it far more than I expected. We walked to most places and used the Tube once.
Hopefully we'll see even more on another visit.