Sunday, 11th November, Remembrance Day (which we had slightly forgotten )
We discovered that our London Pass, also bought on line, had to be validated before we start using them so we made our way over to Piccadilly Circus station…tried to find the agency…got a tad lost but enjoyed the sights….didn’t open till 10.30am being a Sunday…. then they forgot to give us the book which told you what was covered under the pass and locations and opening times, so this day turned out to be a waste of the pass… we travelled to the Florence Nightingale museum only to find it shut…etc etc..won’t go into all the strife.but we will be asking for a refund….so that was the bad side of the day
The good side of the day was that most of the roads were closed for the day and we could walk along and get shots without cars in the pictures !!! also there were a few bands playing, lots of people about with their medals and uniforms on, guards and troops all in their regalia - which we were very lucky to see. Took lots of shots - the city and buildings are just awesome - so much to see and do, we will need a week next time we come over… hear my posiitve thinking there folks ?
We saw the Horse Guards, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Downing st (long range view anyway- security is tight)Wellington Arch, and delighted in finding all the Monopoly sites…lol…gotta play that game again when we get back…now I know which ones to buy up…all in all, we ended up having a grand day…finished up with another pub meal…Alexander Fleming used to dine there frequently …his lab is just over the road from us, where he discovered penicillin…amazing eh ? We also found out that our hotel is way closer to Paddington Station so the walk to and from is much quicker than Lancaster Gate…must buy a bear to remember our stay by……
