We left Bath with a clear understanding that London was going to be busy and crowded. While everything Gillian told us was true, little did she realize that things would be far worse than expected. With the Tour de France starting from London on the same weekend...we were in for both a treat and a lot of congestion.
We start our tour of London at the Library of London. What an absolutely wonderful place. We saw documents and artifacts that simply don't exist anywhere else. Some examples. Gutenberg Bible, Leonardo da Vinci's notebook, Paul McCartney hand written Yesterday and a job application from Lenin. This was certainly a place to which we will return for more hours of exploration.
Our group passing by the Main Atrium
Lunch at the Museum
Our next stop was Westminster Abbey. Talk about a beautiful structure. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take picture inside, but we can tell you it was indeed spectacular! There's more about it below Click Here with a link to their web site.
Westminster Abbey
Driving along the Themes we passed by MI6's headquarters (across the river). We asked but no one knew if Bond ever worked out of this building. Ha! Ha! (Yes...I know he wasn't real).
MI6 Headquarters
Next stop was our hotel (check out the info below). Once we settled in (there was NO time for resting) we headed out see Big Ben (actually the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, up Whitehall street past #10 Downing street (can't really get close to it) past the place where they house the Horse Guards (where we took pictures of almost everyone with the guard...above), and ended up at Trafalgar Square.
Jenny and the Guard
Linda`s turn
Sheryl fits right in
Sheila couldn`t wait for her turn
Jack and the Guard
Jan wasn`t going to be left out
Susan and Nrom
Looks pretty lonely doesn`t he?
That evening we were on our own so the two of us headed off to the British Museum. We were very interested in their Egyptian collection as well as other artifacts that are only at the British Museum. A wonderful place.
British Museum
To cap off our day we headed over to Harrods What a store. If they don't have it...you don't need it. And what they sell was NOT second rate. We bought a few gifts while we were there, but no way were we going to do any real shopping. Nonetheless, Harrods was a great place to visit and "window" shop.
Harrods for Sausage and Cheese
Overview
Day two summary
Our second day started at the Tower of London (near the Tower Bridge). If you were looking for the single place in London with the most history this would have to be it.
Gillian filling us in on the details
Linda dresses up the Tower Bridge
Linda with a `Palace Guard`
Of course, you can't leave the Tower without a picture with a palace guard (well sort of). There's more about the Tower below.
JP (Hi), Therese, Warren and Christin having lunch after the Tower
Following the tour was a great time to grab lunch. Some of our group (above) stopped at the small cafe just outside the Tower to grab a sandwich (Hi JP).
Gillian checking to sure everyone made it on board
Gillian had a great surprise for us after lunch. Instead of getting back on the train/subway, we took a ferry boat up the Themes. A ferry boat ride was a great way to see all the places that line the Themes.
North entrance
We left the boat near Westminster and walked from there to the Abbey. Our group is heading in for a tour through the North Entrance. There aren't any pictures of the inside (a spectacular place) because photos aren't allowed.
Jack at the entrance to the underground rooms
We were on our own for the rest of the afternoon. Jack, Jan, Linda and I headed to the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. We spent a couple of hours at the museum, but you really should set aside a full day or more. In fact, there are so many things to see that it may take more than a day. We HIGHLY recommend it.
Our final group dinner closed out our R/S tour. We ate in the lower level of a great place call Grumbles (details below). It's always hard to say goodbye to our fellow travelers and of course our wonderful guide Gillian. As they say...all good things must come to an end. So did our second day in London and our tour...but not our trip. We stayed on for a couple of extra days.
Our group together for our final dinner
A final toast with Gillian and Jack
Overview
Day three summary
Jan, Jack and Linda with a member of Parliament
Our third day (Jan & Jack stayed on as well) we started with a trip to see the Changing of the Guards. It turned out that wasn't going to happen since we were there on the wrong day. Along the way we ran into this gentleman (asking for directions) who turned out to be a member of Parliment! Imagine our surprise!! What an interesting encounter.
Tour De France participants
Instead of seeing the guards, we were treated with some of the riders from the Tour de France. They were doing time trials throughout London. By the way that big building in the background is Buckingham Palace...but no guards and NO Queen! Can you imagine. However the riders (and their chase vehicles) were fun to see.
Since we couldn't see the Queen or her guards we decided to take a trip out to Greenwich for the Maritime Museum and the park next to the Merdian.
Wow! Now that`s a anchor!
Looking across to the Greenwich Park
After we returned to the center of London on the Themes ferry, we split from Jack and Jan and headed for the London Eye. It was not only a great ride but a wonderful way to see the city of London. The view up and down the Themes and across the city can only be seen from the Eye or, perhaps, an airplane. There is more information about it below but we want to be sure you know that we highly recommend it.
Looking up while waiting in line
The car in front of us
Tour de France warm up
Back from the ride we came upon the riders of the Tour de France again. As I stated above, they were using the town center for time trials (to establish the starting positions the next day). You can only imagine how much this screwed up traffic and the bus routes and schedules . The subway turned out to be the best way to get around. Can you believe how lucky we were to be there at the same time? It probably would have been really difficult to arrange if that had been our goal.
Overview
Day four summary
Day four in London was our last day. Tomorrow we take an early taxi to the airport and we're home by late in the afternoon.
Starting out we headed for Buckingham Palace. Instead we headed through St. James Park to the place where the Tour de France was gathered. Before they started for the day (the race actually started in Greenwich) all the bikers, their chase vehicles and tour buses staged themselves. We were able to see riders from all over the world very close up. Many of them we giving interviews or posing for photos. It's amazing how much territory they covered in the following several weeks. What an opportunity for us to be in London when this was all happening!
Team busses
Several Chase vehicles
After the riders left we headed back to Buckingham Palace. When we were there yesterday there wasn't a ceremony. Little did we know it would be so hard to get a spot at the fence around the Palace. So instead we took Rick's advice and waited at the yard where the guards formed-up to march to the Palace. While it wasn't the changing of the guards, the warm up was exciting to watch as well. We then watched them march to the Palace.
Palace Guards marching to the Palace
Our next stop was the Victoria and Albert Museum. It's a great place to visit (and revisit) with a lot of interesting displays and artifacts. One funny thing we found? There was one particular display we wanted to see. However, it wasn't there IT WAS ON TOUR IN THE US. A really interesting section was the plaster cast of various works of art. They were unusual and outstanding.
Giovanni Bernini`s Neptune and Triton
Plaster casts
Linda wandering though the Cast Court
Plaster casts
Having spent the past two weeks touring, we decided that we`d head to Hyde Park and take a rest. On our way into the park we came across Speaker Corner. That's the place where anyone with something to say can set up a stand and say it. An amazing experience. Most of the speakers had something to say about religion. The speeches also covered politics and life in general. By the way, there wasn't just one speaker, there were 8 or 9.
Public speaker, a lot to say...but no one to listen
Public speaker - notice the body guards
WOW Moments
WOW Moments list for London
July 5, 2007
London was full of WOWs. Here's our list:
The Gutenberg Bible and the da Vinci's notebook (British Library)
The Rosetta Stone and the Lindow Man (British Museum)
Harrods Department Store.
The Tower of London...location where queens and princes have been imprisoned and died, the Crown Jewels are displayed and the seat of British government has been located for a thousand years.
The London Eye...a new definition of Ferris Wheel.
The War Rooms and Churchill Museum.
The Tour de France.
If you don't see these and say Wow for each and every one of them, stop traveling...you're wasting your money!
What We Saw
British Library
July 5, 2007
Our first stop in London. What a marvelous place. The documents and other artifacts we saw are simply not on display anywhere else. A Gutenberg Bible, lyrics from Paul McCartney, a job application from Lenin and a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. The items we saw are literally pieces of history. Our only regret was that we didn't have enough time to study what we saw. This library would be a reason to return to London! Highly recommended!
Gutenberg Bible
Lenin`s Job Application
Paul McCartney`s Yesterday song notes
da Vinci`s notebook
Emancipation Proclamation
British Library St Pancras 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Tel: +44 (0)870 444 1500 FAX: +44 (0)1937 546060
Where We Ate
British Library
July 5, 2007
Not outstanding food, but a good meal.
Our group in the lunch room
British Library St Pancras 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Tel: +44 (0)870 444 1500 FAX: +44 (0)1937 546060
What We Saw
British Museum
July 5, 2007
The British Museum has one of the best collections of artifacts in the WORLD. We spent a couple of hours and barely touched the surface. Fortunately, we had Rick's guide book that has a great mini-tour. It pointed out the most important must-see items and mapped out their location. The Museum wasn't on our tour, but that is, after all, what free time is all about.
Our primary intent on visiting the museum was to see the Egyptian exhibit. We had heard that it is second only to the exhibit in Cairo. It was outstanding. We quickly discovered there was so much more to see. The Rosetta Stone alone would have been worth the trip. We were in the presence of HISTORY, not just "old stuff".
Front steeps
Lobby
Rosetta Stone
Upper half of the colossal statue of Ramesses II
Green breccia sarcophagus of Nectanebo II
Monumental granite scarab 200BC
Priest Hornedjitef
Burial vault of Priest Hornedjitef
Cleopatra: mummy of a young woman
Burial vault Cleopatra: mummy of a young woman
Lindow Man (body found in Lindow Moss peat-bog)
Lindow Man
Extensive Exhibit on the Sutton Hoo Discovery
Illustration of the Sutton Hoo excavation
Colossal red granite statue of Amenhotep III
Four black granite figures of the goddess Sakhmet
Statue of Nenkheftka
Masterpiece clock (1630)
British Museum Great Russell Stree London WC1B 3DG Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8000/8299 FAX: +44 (0)20 7323 8616
Where We Ate
British Museum
July 5, 2007
Not recommended. There was a food court on the main floor but it only had sandwiches and drinks. Not worth the money!
There was a restaurant at the museum, but it wasn't open for dinner (at least not while we were there). So...we suggest you eat elsewhere then come to the museum.
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8000/8299 FAX: +44 (0)20 7323 8616
What We Saw
Harrods
July 5, 2007
Harrods...Wow! Not cheap, but what is. The store has everything. Even if you don't intend to buy anything (I'm sure you can find a few reasonably priced gifts) just seeing the store was worth the visit. There were so many things to see and the way things were displayed (just look at the pictures) was wonderful! Recommended? You bet!
You talk about history!! The Tower of London was about as chock-full of it as any place on earth. The list of names of people imprisoned, murdered and executed here it was unbelievable. From Queens and Princes to Rudolph Hess, the Tower has been site of intrigue for centuries. When you visit it today, it seems so peaceful! What a strange contradiction!
Outside the Tower of London was the famous Tower Bridge. Gillian explained how lucky we were to see it in operation. I suppose think of it as London Bridge. That, of course, is in Arizona.
No this isn't one of the Beefeaters. Probably here more for the kids, it was obvious (by the number of people from our group having a picture taken with him) that they`re here for the kids...of all ages!
The Waterloo House was where the Crown Jewels were located. Sorry there are no pictures but, as you might expect, there are no pictures allowed inside the building. To say that the jewels are magnificent simply does them no justice. They are spectacular!
A Beefeater tour guide. It's not clear where the name comes from but it's clear that the guides are retired military. They have the privilege of living on the grounds of the Tower. The group we were with was fairly large, yet the Beefeater had no problem being heard or understood! FYI...they DO accept tips!
Also known as Queen's gate (for Queen Elizabeth) this was the gate that prisoners arriving to the Tower were taken though
This sign speaks for itself. If there was any place in London that was haunted, this must be it. You talk about a who`s who of British royalty! (yes that is me taking a picture of myself).
As long as the crows live... the royals are safe
Another angle
Where the beheadings took place
Living quarters
One more view
One our way out
Some other pictures as we moved about the grounds
Tower of London built by William the Conqueror London EC3N 4AB Tel: 0844 482 7777
Where We Ate
Street Cafe on the Themes near the Tower
July 6, 2007
Just outside the Tower there's a small cafe. The food was nothing special, but a good location and decent food.
Yum!
Street Cafe on the Themes near the Tower
What We Saw
Westminster Abbey
July 6, 2007
Sorry no pictures of the inside...not allowed. Let me tell you what we saw. As I've said on a number of the places we've seen in London, Westminster was chock full of history and in this case, dead people...3,300 of them. Starting with the royals we saw the tombs of Elizabeth I, James I and Henrys III, V& VII just to name a few! Then the tombs of Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton. William Pitt, Oliver Cromwell, George Frederic Handel and Lord Alfred Tennyson. Finally, there were the memorials for Sir Winston Churchill (didn't want to be buried here, he didn't care for the company!), Martin Luther King, Jr., William Shakespeare and John Milton.
Then there was the Abbey itself. Built in 1245 it was one of the most magnificent buildings we saw throughout the trip. While it`s not the largest we saw it certainly was one of the most beautiful! From the towering vault to the polished Purbeck marble used in the columns it truly is spectacular!
And I'm sure we`ve all seen pictures of Royal weddings (no not Charles and Dianna`s) and coronations starting with William the Conqueror and ending with Elizabeth II in 1953. Yes another place where you find history everywhere you look.
You certainly don't need our recommendation, don't even think of passing by. The Abbey is a MUST SEE!
Two exhibits in one. The first was the War Rooms. When World War II ended and the British government closed the War Rooms, they left everything pretty much as we saw it. The furniture, the furnishings, the equipment and all the every day items needed by the staff to carry out their duties. Everything still there like they left it. I can't count the number of programs Linda and I have seen about Churchill and the time he spent in these very rooms. Fascinating!
That was just the start. As a way of honoring Churchill they've added a museum onto the War Rooms. The museum covers, in detail, Churchill's ninety years with particular emphasis on his activities during the war. It was a spectacular collection of facts and artifacts. We strongly recommend it! One note, be sure to leave a LOT of time to cover everything...you can use an entire day. The pictures below a just a tiny bit of all the items on display. It's a must see.
`Hidden` entrance
Conference Room
Members of the War Cabinet
Prime Ministers Office
Transatlantic Telephone Room
What a daily ration looked like
Contents of a daily ration
Into the museum
Letters between Winston and Clementine
Churchill`s hat
And bowtie
German Enigma coding/decoding machine used at Station X
Signatures of the Atlantic Charter Aug 9, 41
Atlantic Charter
Churchill and Roosevelt meet
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms Clive Steps King Charles Street London SW1A 2AQ Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 6961 FAX: +44 (0)20 7839 5897
Where We Ate
Grumbles Restaurant
July 6, 2007
This was the final group meal. The food and company were excellent. It`s always a sad time, however to say goodbye to the folks we have spent so much time with. The restaurant was close by our hotel and had good food. Recommended!
We traveled to Greenwich on a ferry boat. This was a great ride. Seeing London from the Themes (as I said above) was an outstanding view. You have to take a moment and think about all the historical figures that must have traveled this river. Wow!
When we arrived at Greenwich we decided to take some time to walk into town and have some lunch. We stopped at a sandwich shoppe and picked up some food and drinks. We took them over to the city dock that overlooks the river. A sunny day with a cool breeze in a small picturesque town in England. It doesn't get much better than that!
After lunch we headed up to the Maritime Museum. While it had a lot of interesting items to see, I wouldn't rate it has a high point of our trip. Though the trip to it and the time in Greenwich was worth it!
Linda at the main entrance - that`s a Byers` stockless anchor
Jan and Jack next to a Argo Float (measures temp and salinity)
Optic from the Tarbat Ness lighthouse 1892
Prince Frederick`s royal barge stern
Prince Frederick`s royal barge
Prince Frederick`s royal barge bell
Figurehead from HMS Implacable
Paddle wheel engine from the paddle tug Reliant
Propeller for a Type 23 Navy frigate
figurehead from HMS Adventure 1855
Carved, painted and gilded South Sea Company coat of arms
Grounds behind the museum looking toward the Royal Observatory
National Maritime Museum Greenwich London SE10 9NF Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 4422
What We Saw
London Eye
July 7, 2007
The only site that wasn't historic and yet it was one of the best places we visited. The cars are large (20+ people without being crowded), the cars move very slowly making boarding easy and yet stops for special passengers. The cars are air conditioned (they do get warm because of all the glass) and the view of London is SECOND TO NONE! Linda and I waited about 45 minutes to get on the ride and then 1/2 hour for the trip around. It was well worth the wait and the cost! Highly recommended!
From the loading station
Waiting to board
Another car
Inside the car
The next car
Looking toward Westminster
Getting higher up looking down the river
Another view down the river
Near the top of the wheel
Picture of a picture of the construction of the Eye
No titles...no description. Here's the part of the Tour we saw. We didn't get a chance to see the actual race which started the next day in Greenwich. We did see them ride in London. Some form of practice or time trials? Not really sure.
One note. If you're in London when the Tour is there, plan to get around the city on the subways, because the buses are rerouted around practice courses and the time schedules are all mesed up! But it was worth it. wow the Tour de France!
Tour de France
What We Saw
Changing of the Guard
July 8, 2007
Inspecting the Guards
Guards marching to Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria Memorial near the Palace
Changing of the Guard
Where We Ate
Nando`s Restaurant
July 7, 2007
Mexican style food in London. Who`d of thought? The food was very good and the prices were reasonable. One of the few places we found you could get a refill on your drinks...for free! Only a few blocks from the hotel. Recommended.
The Victoria and Albert Museum was the final historic stop on our tour. While I wouldn't give it a high recommendation (that may be because of two weeks of touring) we did enjoy it. In particular we enjoyed the plaster casts. They were made from other art work as a way of preserving the artwork they recreate, but now they are art in themselves. Fascinating! We were looking for one specific item which we didn't find. It was a Faberg egg made for Russian royalty. Our luck? It was on tour of the US! Go figure. Anyway we'd recommend the museum, just not highly.
Winged Altarpiece - Diemer & Potsch ca1500
Bust of Oliver Cromwell 1762
Casts
Creation of Eve, Bronze doors 1015
Ceoss, in green sandstone early 10th century
DB Lenck`s Mutinous Musings - Cast
Schreyer-Landauer Monument - Nuremberg 1490-92
Plaster cast King Richard Rouen Cathedral
Plaster Cast Richard I of England - Abbey of Fontevrault
Neptune and Triton by Bermini 1622
Victoria and Albert Museum V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
What We Saw
Speakers` Corner
July 8, 2007
Many believe that the 1872 Royal Parks and Gardens Act conferred a statutory basis for the right to speak at Speakers' Corner. It didn't. It just pushed the issue out of Parliament. Actually the "right" to speak at Speakers` Corner is a tradition and the same laws that cover speech anywhere in England cover the speakers here. The only difference is the local police`s willingness to overlook most speeches as long as they don't cause a riot.
Anyway, it`s a very interesting place. The speakers were plentiful, colorful and even controversial! You can clearly see from the pictures that some of the speakers had a lot of listeners and some had none. In fact one even had body-guards (more for show...since no one appeared to aggressive in any way). A definite place to visit.
We followed our visit to the speakers with some time just relaxing in Hyde Park. What's amazing is that you won't know you were in England. It looked just like and afternoon in any park in America.
Some listeners
Good sized crowd for this speaker
Body guards where none were needed
and then there were some that no bothered
Public Speaker - No one listening
Speakers` Corner Hyde Park Westminster, London, W2 2UH
Where We Stayed
Holiday Inn Express
The hotel was very nice and had a great location. We were one block from the subway and only a couple of blocks from a bunch of great restaurants and shops. While it wasn't air-conditioned, the weather wasn't that warm, the windows were large and the fan did the trick. We'd recommend it!
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/2407220913IMG_2439f.JPG "Prime Ministers Office")
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/2407220934IMG_2452f.jpg "What a daily ration looked like")
/2407220934IMG_2454f.jpg "Contents of a daily ration")
/2407220934IMG_2457f.JPG "Into the museum")
/2407220934IMG_2470f.JPG "Letters between Winston and Clementine")
/2407220941IMG_2477f.JPG "Churchill`s hat")
/2407220941IMG_2478f.JPG "And bowtie")
/2407220941IMG_2489f.JPG "German Enigma coding/decoding machine used at Station X")
/2407220941IMG_2499f.JPG "Signatures of the Atlantic Charter Aug 9, 41")
/2407220941IMG_2498f.JPG "Atlantic Charter")
/2407220941IMG_2503f.JPG "Churchill and Roosevelt meet")
/2407220913IMG_2425f.JPG "London")
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/2407231544IMG_2883f.JPG "Across the street, London")
/2407221435IMG_2614f.JPG "Linda at the main entrance - that`s a Byers` stockless anchor")
/2407221435IMG_2617f.JPG "Jan and Jack next to a Argo Float (measures temp and salinity)")
/2407221435IMG_2632f.JPG "Optic from the Tarbat Ness lighthouse 1892")
/2407221435IMG_2635f.JPG "Prince Frederick`s royal barge stern")
/2407221435IMG_2637f.JPG "Prince Frederick`s royal barge")
/2407221435IMG_2638f.JPG "Prince Frederick`s royal barge bell")
/2407221435IMG_2641f.JPG "Figurehead from HMS Implacable")
/2407221435IMG_2645f.JPG "Paddle wheel engine from the paddle tug Reliant")
/2407221435IMG_2648f.JPG "Propeller for a Type 23 Navy frigate")
/2407221435IMG_2650f.JPG "figurehead from HMS Adventure 1855")
/2407221435IMG_2655f.JPG "Carved, painted and gilded South Sea Company coat of arms")
/2407221603IMG_2657f.JPG "Grounds behind the museum looking toward the Royal Observatory")
/2407221435IMG_2613f.JPG "London")
/2407221617IMG_2661f.JPG "From the loading station")
/2407221617IMG_2663f.JPG "Waiting to board")
/2407221617IMG_2665f.JPG "Another car")
/2407221617IMG_2667f.JPG "Inside the car")
/2407221617IMG_2670f.JPG "The next car")
/2407221617IMG_2674f.JPG "Looking toward Westminster")
/2407221617IMG_2680f.JPG "Getting higher up looking down the river")
/2407221617IMG_2681f.JPG "Another view down the river")
/2407221617IMG_2692f.JPG "Near the top of the wheel")
/2407221642IMG_2707f.JPG "Picture of a picture of the construction of the Eye")
/2407221642IMG_2708f.JPG "Raising the Eye into position")
/2407221633IMG_2405f.JPG "London")
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/2407221646IMG_2762f.JPG "London")
/2407231359IMG_2831f.JPG "Queen Victoria Memorial near the Palace<br>Buckingham Palace, London")
/2407231553IMG_2886f.JPG "London")
/2407231402IMG_2840f.JPG "Winged Altarpiece - Diemer & Potsch ca1500")
/2407231402IMG_2838f.JPG "Bust of Oliver Cromwell 1762")
/2407231402IMG_2844f.JPG "Casts")
/2407231402IMG_2846f.JPG "Creation of Eve, Bronze doors 1015")
/2407231402IMG_2850f.JPG "Ceoss, in green sandstone early 10th century")
/2407231402IMG_2855f.JPG "DB Lenck`s Mutinous Musings - Cast")
/2407231402IMG_2858f.JPG "Schreyer-Landauer Monument - Nuremberg 1490-92")
/2407231402IMG_2863f.JPG "Plaster cast King Richard Rouen Cathedral")
/2407231402IMG_2866f.JPG "Plaster Cast Richard I of England - Abbey of Fontevrault")
/2407231402IMG_2836f.JPG "Neptune and Triton by Bermini 1622, London")
/2407231435IMG_2876f.JPG "Some listeners")
/2407231435IMG_2878f.JPG "Good sized crowd for this speaker")
/2407231435IMG_2879f.JPG "Body guards where none were needed")
/2407231435IMG_2882f.JPG "and then there were some that no bothered")
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/2407231557IMG_2145f.JPG "London")