Monthly Archives: May 2019

Day 11, Thurs 30st May 2019 Greenwich Observatory and The Prime Meridian

Posted on 31/05/2019 by Greg

Left home at 9am and caught a bus to Westminster Bridge and ferry to Greenwich. The ferry had an amusing and very informative commentary on the past and present state of the Thames and the buildings that line it. Number … Continue reading →

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Day 10, 29th May 2019, a day of culture, Natural History Museum, V & A and Royal Albert Hall.

Posted on 30/05/2019 by Deborah

Was another enjoyable day today, headed out around 9.30am, walked through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens to The Natural History Museum (no catching the wrong bus for us today ? in fact I don’t think we took a wrong turn, … Continue reading →

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Day 9, 28th May 2019 Hampton Court Castle

Posted on 29/05/2019 by Greg

We left the flat at 8:30am to get a bus to Vauxhall where we connected with a train to Kingston so we could have a look at the Kings Stone and then cruise to Hampton Court on the Thames. Well … Continue reading →

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Day 8 27th May 2019 London – The Churchill War Rooms

Posted on 28/05/2019 by Greg

This morning we went to the London War Rooms, Churchills headquarters during WWII. This is the top tourist attraction in London. Neither of us are really interested in war, but we were surprised at how much we enjoyed the war … Continue reading →

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Day 7, London markets, Ottolenghi and a park, 26th May 2019

Posted on 27/05/2019 by Deborah

It has taken a week, I had a great sleep last night 91/2 hours, very happy.  Woke up at  7.45am, much better than 3am!   We had a great morning, we eventually worked out how to get to the Columbia Road Flower Market, … Continue reading →

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Day 6 25th May 2019 London Westminster Palace and a little exploring.

Posted on 26/05/2019 by Greg

We caught the 148 bus to Westminster. Silly us we got off 1 stop early. We arrived at Westminster around 10am, imagine that, us being early! The tour was due to start at 11am with admission 20 minutes beforehand. Lucky … Continue reading →

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Day 5 tour of Westminster, London and Hamilton 24th May 2019

Posted on 25/05/2019 by Deborah

Did a few loads of washing this morning, grateful to be staying somewhere, we can do it. It is not going to be so easy for most of the holiday. We have a Sandeman tour of London at 10am this … Continue reading →

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Day 4, 23rd May 2019, Chelsea Flower Show, London

Posted on 24/05/2019 by Deborah

Woke at 3am, Greg 4.45am. Good job I had a nanna nap yesterday. ? As we walked to the bus stop this morning, walking through the gorgeous streets of Mayfair, all I could think was, I am in London!  Was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Day 3 22 May 2019 London / Tower of London

Posted on 23/05/2019 by Greg

We both slept pretty well last night. Deb was up at 3:15 and me at 5:30. It’s light here from 4:30am to 9:30pm (sunrise and sunset are a bit after and before these times). We had prebooked The Tower of … Continue reading →

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Days 1 & 2 20-21 May 2019 Adelaide to London

Posted on 22/05/2019 by Greg

It’s  been a long day, we both woke at around 4:30am this morning. A busy day before our 9:50pm flight. But at least with the early start we had plenty of time to get through Deb’s list. ? Apartment cleaned, … Continue reading →

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