Something Sensational to Read In the Train: The first few days in London

It really has been a while since I've posted on this blog - I probably should make more of a habit of it. I promise I will! But you know, I've been busy.

Following a fourteen hour flight to Dubai, and then a six and a half hour flight to London, we finally arrived. Customs was cleared and we made it to our hotel. Luckily, they let us check in at 8:20am rather than the normal 2:30pm, which meant that we didn't have to walk around in our aeroplane clothes all day.

Nothing really exciting happened on the first day - we just sort of moseyed around the area and ate Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon - aka the meal of the gods.

On the second day we took the tube to Westminster and behaved like proper tourists. We took photos of anything and everything. This includes Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square etc.

We took a bus tour (I know, proper tourists), leaving from Trafalgar Square and took the entire route. I have to say, it was pretty excellent. The weather was lovely and the view from higher up made taking photos easier. Here are a few of the photos from that day:

Big Ben

Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square

Admiralty Arch

National Gallery in Trafalgar Square

This is pretty self explanatory.

The London Eye and the Thames

St Paul's Cathedral

The following day saw Mum and I embrace the Royal Family by visiting Buckingham Palace. We took a tour of the palace visiting the State Rooms and the Coronation Exhibition. I have to say, it was all probably one of the most fabulous things I've ever seen. I've never seen anything so ornate and grand before, and the artwork contained within the palace was in my Mum's words 'spectacular'.

I have to say, the only downside of the day was that it was so bloody hot!