We made it to London for a short sight seeing tour of the city for the next couple of days.

Day 1: Arrived in London at Noon on Feb 18th (Thurs) and after an adventure of riding the Express train, the underground train (tube), and finally a taxi, we finally made it to our hotel (Holiday Inn). Brad and I then waited for Bobby C. to arrive. His plane was late, so we had a nap to recoup from the jet lag. After Bobby arrived we went for a walk around the area to check out the shops and to locate a good place to eat. Stopped at a small Pub (naturally) to grab a bite, and had our first taste of the English ale. The one I ordered was horrible (real bitter) and not cold at all....next time will be better. We headed out to do some more sight seeing a got some pics of Buckingham palace, and other historical landmarks. The city is so very old, with tons of history, it is hard to decide what to see during our short 2 day visit. It was raining off and on as we walked around, so it was not really a great day for photos. We did manage to check out another pub (naturally) and beer was better, but still looking for one that I like.

During our self guided walking tour we spotted a little Italian restaurant just up the street from our hotel, that we later went for supper. The food there was fantastic! I had a seafood fetuccini dish that really made the day! The other boys had pizza which they said was very good also.

Day 2: Went for breakfast across the street, as the hotel rest. had a lineup, and they headed to the bus station to get some tickets for the bus tour, river cruise and the London eye.

The Big Bus (as they call it) has an upper deck to get some great pics, but as the weather was quite chilly, we were glad to get off and go for our tickets to the Eye. The eye ride was great, and it was clear enough that we got a great view of the city, the river and central London. We then hopped on the River cruise for a quiet ride down the River Thames. It was another great way to get around with out wearing out our feet. We then hopped back on the bus for some more sightseeing with lots of commentary from the tour guide up top. Next stop was to check out Picadilly Circus to see if there were any entertainment on the street, check out the shops, etc. Due to the weather, we did not get to see much for entertainers, except for a short juggling act that was quite lame. Later in the afternoon we stopped for an ale at a small pub, and finally got a brew that I liked. It was a "blonde" beer as the waitress called it, and it was quite similar to our lite beer back home......and it was cold!

The bridge shown below had us all fooled as we thought it was the famous London bridge but is acutally the Tower Bridge (no really). It could be the huge towers that give it the name....just a guess (LOL).

Well better sign off for now...the internet was not working here yesterday, and it costs over $20 per day to be on, so will let Brad and Bobby update their blogs using my connection.....always looking to save a dime us bankers!