Tour of London

It was a great day to tour London, blue sky and sunshine all day. We did an all day tour including a cruise on the Thames. I am still amazed that three days ago I was in Chicago and today I saw Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and all those sights that I have read about and imagined for all these years. I was most surprised that it really looked like the pictures and what I imagined -- nothing was disappointing.

We really got to see all of London, including some of the areas that a lot of tours don't go. I was very excited to see Marble Arch for the first time -- but then the tour kind of looped around and we got to see it again. As we passed it for the third time, I got a better picture. The 4th time I didn't need another picture, and then the fifth time......

Seriously the tour was a great orientation and now I can pick a few places I want to see more of for my last few days after we do our rail trip. The only down side was that we sat on top of a double decker tour bus (of course) and it was a bit chilly. In fact, by the time the tour ended around 4PM it was downright cold.

Tomorrow we leave for Bath, where we plan to see the Roman Baths, the Abbey and the Jane Austen Center. Beyond that, whatever time allows. I suspect that there is enough to do for a full day, but we decided to start a little later tomorrow to let our bodies catch up with the time. The fact that Krista and I are both in the common room using the computers at 2AM absolutely confirms that we made a wise decision.

Tuesday we will see Stonehenge, Avebury and various sights in that area on a tour called 'Mad Max' (not for the movies, for the owner's name, Maddie and her dog Max). Here is a link that includes detail about where the tour goes: Stonehenge Full Day Tour

We aren't planning to take a computer along, so there may be no posts during the next few days, although we will likely find internet cafes along the way.