London 2.0

Day 2 in London was just just as exciting as the first. Keri and I upgraded our accomodations when we meet the newly arrived Mom and Dad at the hotel in Regents Park. We all ate a good english breakfast at a nice little café in Swiss Cottage and then headed out on the tube to St Johns Wood. We made the short walk to Abbey Road and dodged the traffic to get a decent shot on the crosswalk. There was a big crowd and it is funny to watch all the people try to replicate the famouse album cover. The next stop on the list was Westminster. We toured the exterior of Parliament House and Westminster Abbey. We walked inside on St Margarets church, right next to the abbey which is reserved for weddings and funerals of Lords and Ladies. Mom and dad had gone to a weddding there years ago for Lord Portman and his wife when he was driving for Dads Toyota Atlantic team.

We then walked across Westminster bridge and got some good shots of Big Ben and the River Thames. We toured around the rest of the Southwark area, going by the London Eye and finally taking the underground to the Tower of London. We ate lunch at a great English pub, and had our fill of Fish and Chips. Keri had a nice fall down the stairs due to the rain and got a good rubdown from a local drunk Englishman.

The millenium foot bridge was next on the list with a quick stop on the otherside at the Globe Theater. Romeo and Juliet was playing, which would have been an experience to see there, but it was sold out. We all walked across the Tower Bridge and finally made our may back to Kensisngton and Harrod’s. We all enjoyed a fantastic ice cream sudae and milksake in the Pastierre and then headed back to the hotel. Being in London, we needed to have some Indian food and so we headed back out to Leicester Square and ate at a place that I had eaten at on my last trip here. After a great meal it was time to enjoy the London nightlife. The area was packed with people again, and we made our way up to a nightclub. We mixed with the locals by enjoying some techno music and it was quite an experience.

Tomorrow we head off to the ship and set sail for Amsterdam.