We arrive in London early evening and by the time we arrived at our accommodation in Camden Gardens it was quite late. We were staying near St. Pancreas, Kings Cross which was very convenient. We ended up at a nearby pizza restaurant.
Our first impression of London was a bit of a cultural shock after spending three weeks in Europe and Scandinavia.
Our first full day in London we explored along the Thames then we caught up with a friend at Greenwich, travelling via the river, it’s always a great place to spend time as there is always so much to see. That night we ended up having dinner at the local pub which was just around the corner from our accommodation.
We were very luck as the British Library was close to where we were staying and they had a fabulous exhibition called ‘Anglo-Saxon Kingdom – War, Art and Word’. It had original documents, like the Doomsday Book and many others which was extremely interesting as well as looking around at other aspects of the library. We spent the whole morning there ending up with lunch.
In the afternoon we went to Leicester Square walking around enjoying looking in second-hand bookshops and tacky souvenir shops. We decided to book a play, then found a place for dinner.
The next day we went out to visit my cousin in Dagenham, she has often said she would like to see me again and it was the main reason for going to London. Later that day we walked the length Oxford Street. We love walking around cities as you see more and can take in the atmosphere of an area.
The following morning, we caught the train from Paddington station to Exeter (note even the cheapest tickets were very expensive). We went to meet another friend there for lunch. Exeter is a really pleasant university town, with an interesting Cathedral, and archaeological ruins, and very charming shops.
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| Exeter Cathedral |
On our 4th day we went to Tower Bridge and the exhibition of the original Engine Room which is now obsolete as the opening and closing of the bridge is now computerised, very informative. We then walked to Borough Market and enjoyed lunch there. We then went to the Tate Modern Gallery our full day was finished off by going to ‘The Play Goes Wrong’ in the evening.
There is always heaps to do and see in London and as it had been ages since our last visit there was always things to explore. We first had to go to the Bank of England to exchange some old pound notes we had for new ones we could use. We then walked to St. Martins in the Field for lunch and stayed for the free
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| Tower Bridge |
On our last day we went to the Tate Gallery for a Pre-Raphaelite Exhibition of the artist Edward Burne-Jones. We then walked back to Leicester Square and ended up at Foyles Bookshop and of course bought some books and DVDs. I checked out the travel books and they had my book Pieces of China in stock which was gratifying. Our last night we had dinner at an Indian Restaurant close to our accommodation, then packed up our cases ready for the trip back home.
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| The Tate Gallery |
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