We've enjoyed an amazing few days here in London to say the least. Our first day was mainly involved making our way from Heathrow to the apartment, buying a few groceries and a walk down the south bank of the Thames. After a much needed nap then dinner, another walk along the river it was time for sleep.
We decided several months ago to rent an apartment that would provide several things. We have a kitchen which allows us to fix our own breakfast and dinner. We have a living room, a couch, and London's most basic cable. There's very little American TV except for Big bang theory and NCIS. We didn't come to watch TV anyway. We have a very private and secure entrance. We can be walking on the Tower Bridge, along the Thames, or catch a bus going somewhere in about 2 minutes.
Wednesday we saw all the sites by taking the hop on hop off tour. It helped us get somewhat oriented for the rest of the trip.
We hopped off a couple of times to find the loo at Harrods and to see if we could find discount theater tickets. Yes on the loo, no on the tickets.
Thursday we took in the Tower of London which lasted about three hours. You get a beefeater guide who walks you through for the first hour or so. Dave was our guide and was funny, dry humor and very informative. After his final presentation in the Tower Chapel we were free to see the crown jewels and the white house, the original Tower which started up in 1099.
After that we headed for a special surprise I planned for Kim.
An early dinner on Wednesday found us making our way east by train to one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants called The Narrows. I picked this one because they were serving Thanksgiving dinner, well their version anyway. Needless to say a special Thanksgiving dinner on the Thames river was really special to celebrate our 35th anniversary.
Next time I'll cover trains, planes, busses, and the underground railroad. "Mind the gap as you depart the train!!"
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