We knew our hotel room was not going to be available until after 3:00 pm today and that we’d have a long, tired day. We checked in at the front desk, had them stash our luggage in their storeroom, and then spoke with the representative of the land tour group to get the details for that trip. We’ll be getting a city tour of London with the tour group Friday morning and then we take off for other destinations on Saturday morning. The lady told us we’ll have a 6:15 am wake-up call on Saturday and, because it’s a weekend, breakfast will be later: at 7:00 am. She is obviously unaware that I am not conscious before 11:00 am.
Our hotel is right in downtown London, so while we waited for our room, we went out hunting for lunch and then walked around (7+ miles on the pedometer) scouting things out for tomorrow. We’ll enjoy everything more tomorrow after we sleep tonight! We had spaghetti at a bona fide Italian restaurant (family operated and speaking Italian) just three blocks from our hotel.
Tomorrow we’ll get serious about sightseeing. For now, we’ve been awake for 32 hours and we’re going to sleep for a long, long time.
Big Ben. We heard it chime 12:00 pm–the maximum number of bell strikes.
Parliament on the Thames. It’s a huge building. We might see if we can get inside tomorrow.
The London Eye. As big as it is, the St. Louis World’s Fair had a significantly bigger Observation Wheel with cars as big as city buses.