Saturday, October 17, 2009

101 Adventures of London

1. Saw the London police arrest a drunk guy on our flight
2. Rode the tube
3. Bakerloo Line
4. Central Line
5. Circle Line
6. District Line
7. Hammersmith and City Line
8. Jubilee Line
9. Northern Line
10. Piccadilly Line
11. Minded the Gap
12. Saw the fake Platform 9 ¾ (the original was in an area being remodeled)
13. Walked along Baker Street where Basil of Baker Street lived (The Great Mouse Detective)
14. Walked through Regents Park
15. Walked along Abbey Road
16. Saw Abbey Road Studios
17. Ate at the Tasty Kebob (Mmm….Lamb!)
18. Toured the city on a Double Decker Bus and saw…
19. Piccadilly Circus
20. Trafalgar Square
21. Nelson’s Column
22. St. James’s Palace (the Queen was at home)
23. Wellington Arch
24. Hyde Park and Speaker’s Corner
25. Marble Arch
26. Buckingham Palace
27. Westminster Abbey
28. Big Ben
29. House of Parliament
30. Lambeth Palace
31. London Eye
32. Downing Street
33. Horse Guards’ Palace
34. Whitehall
35. Royal Courts of Justice
36. St. Paul’s Cathedral
37. Bank of London
38. Tower Bridge
39. London City Hall
40. Tower of London
41. HMS Belfast
42. Globe Theatre
43. Tate Modern Museum
44. Cleopatra’s Needle
45. Albert Memorial
46. Natural History Museum
47. Victoria and Albert Museum
48. Many other hamlets of London
49. Walked along the Thames River
50. Took a boat tour on the Thames River
51. Toured the Tower of London
52. Saw where Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were executed and buried
53. Saw the Crown Jewels
54. Saw a Beefeater
55. Bought a souvenir at Harrod’s
56. Part of an evacuation at King’s Cross station during rush hour
57. Stopped by 4 different people asking for directions
58. Ate at a shop on Brick Lane
59. Walked through the National Gallery
60. Walked through Leicester Square
61. Walked through Covent Garden
62. Found a bakery shop on Drury Lane
63. Walked through the British Museum – saw the upper part of the Greek Parthenon 
64. Walked through Russell Square
65. Walked through the Museum of London
66. Discovered the original Roman Wall (found it by accident)
67. Walked over the Millennium Bridge
68. Stepped foot in the Tate Modern Museum but walked out repulsed
69. Walked through the Imperial War Museum
70. Enjoyed the London rain
71. Walked under the Admiralty Arch
72. Rode on the London Eye
73. Ate at the original Hard Rock CafĂ© (food wasn’t that good)
74. Climbed to the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral
75. Found a barber shop on Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd)
76. Walked through Green Park
77. Saw the end of the changing of the guard
78. Took pictures at Buckingham Palace
79. Walked through St. James’ Park
80. Walked through the Cabinet War Rooms Museum
81. Saw 10 Downing Street
82. Walked down Portobello Road in Notting Hill
83. Walked through the Victoria and Albert Museum
84. Walked down Oxford Street and did a bit of shopping
85. Ate at a sports bar and watched American football
86. Searched for Temple Church of the Knights Templar but it was closed
87. Walked through Hyde Park
88. Saw the Peter Pan statue
89. Saw Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
90. Walked through Kensington Gardens
91. Saw Kensington Palace
92. Saw Albert Memorial
93. Saw Royal Albert Hall
94. Went to church in the Hyde Park Chapel which was originally dedicated by President David O. Mackay
95. Listened to an organ concert in Westminster Abbey
96. Took night shots of Big Ben, Parliament, Tower Bridge, and Westminster Abbey
97. Bought European Chocolate
98. Walked more miles than I can count and
99. Developed tendinitis from walking so much
100. Slept in a London flat
101. Took 235 pictures

1 comment:

Claire said...

Loving number 11! :o) What a fun trip!!