London

On Monday morning we took the train to London where we were to spend the next few days. It has been a while since either us have been in London and I had forgotten what an amazing place it is.
People were friendly and it was an easy city to wander round as well as catch buses - we tended to get the double deckers and race to the front top seats! The first afternoon we went to Harrods - mistake as it was the first day of the sales. Just walking around the food hall there was enough and reminded me of when I went in there with Mum when I was 13.
We then walked around and in the afternoon went to the Science Museum. Amazingly lots of the museums were free. We thought we would just pop in for a short time and then head to the Natural History but after 3 hours we ended up leaving, mainly because they were closing. Malcolm and I had to split up as there was so much to see and I was a bit impatient as he was reading all about engines and pumps! I headed straight for the Mathematics section and saw a replica of one of Charles Babbage's calculating machines.  There was also many other interesting items.

Memorial to Jewish Children transported to England in WWII

The next day we wandered the streets, saw the Gherkin, the harbour, walked across the Tower Bridge, along the Thames and many other amazing sights. We caught many buses and in the evening went to see "Wicked" which was an amazing production. Just before we went in Malcolm did ask if it was a musical - Whoops I forget to mention that to him :)

British Museum

On Wednesday we headed to the British Museum and mainly saw the Egyptian and Greek exhibits, again free! We visited Fortnum and Masons and went for a walk along the dark green section of Monopoly! (Oxford, Regent and Bond Streets). The sales were on and the streets were packed but they were still beautiful to walk through. In the evening we did a walking tour called "Ghosts, Gaslights and Guinness".

Thursday afternoon we were leaving so in the morning we separated, I went back to Oxford St and Malcolm went to the Victoria and Albert museum and after seeing his photos there I will go next time. We went to the National Portrait Gallery for a few hours and the went to St Martins In the Fields church where there were a classical group rehearsing for that night's performance so we got to listen. A quick race through to see some favourite painting at the National Gallery - did not do this justice! and then off to catch the train.

More photos.