day 3 : in London

Got up early on day 3 and had the full English breakfast since it was on our To Do list to have one while in England.

1 sausage, 2 eggs, 2 hash browns, mushrooms and beans.

The toast and butter are not in the photo. Too much for us.

taken while looking for a breakfast spot

After breakfast, we headed to the Tower of London and took photos of the Tower Bridge which was close by. We then hopped on a boat for a cruise on the River Thames.

it's a big bear but we took this photo mainly for Catriona

chess was a favoured pastime for English kings in the middle ages

with the iconic Tower Bridge in the background

On the cruise down the River Thames - weather still holding up.
It was raining on our return trip upstream.

the Mayflower pub by the River Thames

- because of it's history, it is allowed to sell British and US stamps

We hopped off the boat at the lowest downstream point at Greenwhich and, because we were practically there anyway, headed to the Greenwich Meridian (0 degree longitude). As this was merely a dry geographical point, I was surprised by the number of people who were there. I must admit that the cruise personnel did a good job of selling the place on the basis of "it's only 15 minutes away" - on foot.

Prime Meridian in Greenwich.

Standing at the point between East and West, yesterday and today.

there was a park leading up to the Royal Observatory.

Great view of London and children were playing all over the fields.

My favourite photo for this trip

cyclists

squirrels in England are like monkeys in Malaysia - they are everywhere in parks

I guess when you have to go through winter,

you're more willing to frolic in the sun when it's warm

These elephants were all over the place in London

each with it's own unique markings - just like real elephants

buskers add colour - and music/noise

We got back on the cruise and headed upstream towards Westminster. This is the part where we do the typical tourist thing. Looking at the place and just taking photos isn't quite the experience it would be unless one knew some of the history behind the place.

Trafalgar Square, with Nelson's Column in the background.

There's some fabulous shots of the square here.

@ the Palace of Westminster, center of politics in England.
At the time we were there, England were having problems with appointing a Prime Minister.

I decide to re-enact a 1999 photo

the 1999 photo with Big Ben in the background