We finally we able to get out an enjoy London a bit over the weekend. On Saturday we headed to the centre to see the main tourist sights. It was a very cold day, so we eventually ended up in the National Gallery (Owen's favorite) to get warm. We started off heading to Waterloo Station to see the London Eye and the Parliament building with Big Ben. Then we headed to Westminster Abbey, which unfortunately was closed, so inside pictures will have to wait for another trip. After that we headed to Buckingham Palace. It was afternoon, so no changing of the guard ceremony, but we will go back for that (when it's a little warmer!). Then we were so cold we headed to the National Gallery for a bit and met up with some friends from the island who are studying at Wexham Park, north of us. We walked around the gallery and then around the town a bit. We eventually split off to head back and walked through the main shopping street, which had countless stores, mostly high end stuff, including a 2 story Apple store. It was cool to walk around there at night, with all the lights on the buildings (see pictures below).
Overall it was a pretty fun day, though we could have done with a few degrees warmer. We definitely look forward to many more trips and exploring more of the city, not just the tourist sights. So for now enjoy a few pictures from our day. There will definitely be many more to come when the weather is warm enough to take pictures without my fingers freezing :)
(sorry these are pixilated, I think it is our internet)
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| London Eye |
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| Parliament and Big Ben |
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| Westminster Abbey |
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| Buckingham Palace |
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| National Gallery |
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| Shopping Area |
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| Ealing Hospital |
We finally we able to get out an enjoy London a bit over the weekend. On Saturday we headed to the centre to see the main tourist sights. It was a very cold day, so we eventually ended up in the National Gallery (Owen's favorite) to get warm. We started off heading to Waterloo Station to see the London Eye and the Parliament building with Big Ben. Then we headed to Westminster Abbey, which unfortunately was closed, so inside pictures will have to wait for another trip. After that we headed to Buckingham Palace. It was afternoon, so no changing of the guard ceremony, but we will go back for that (when it's a little warmer!). Then we were so cold we headed to the National Gallery for a bit and met up with some friends from the island who are studying at Wexham Park, north of us. We walked around the gallery and then around the town a bit. We eventually split off to head back and walked through the main shopping street, which had countless stores, mostly high end stuff, including a 2 story Apple store. It was cool to walk around there at night, with all the lights on the buildings (see pictures below).
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