London Layover

The original plan was to meet a friend living in Wales for a closeup tour of the London Area. A schedule (pronounced shedule here of course) change kept him away so I was forced to improvise. Fortunately the Big Bus Company came to my rescue. These open air buses are part of the London scenery; they are everywhere. But they offer the temporary tourist a perfect vehicle (pun intended) to see the highlights, walk around, and get back on the bus again. The best part are the tour guides and their sense of authentic british humor.


[My apologies for the break in postings. The first hotel in Durban had an internet cafe but the connection was down. I am now in the Hilton on a slow but functional conmnection tryng to catch up.]

First stop was Norfolk Square just outside Paddington Station. Was nice to see early signs of spring popping out of the English soil.



Then it was boarding the Big Bus for a chilly ride around the heart of London. Whether it was the historic Thames, the latest London landmark - the Big Eye (a slow 40 story gigantic ferris wheel), Tower Bridge, Tower of London or Big Ben, there was no mistaking what City I was in.