A week in London.
May 18. United flight departed around 10:30. Arrived around 11 am at Heathrow. Took an Uber to hotel, Native Bankside. Rented it fron VRBO, even though it’s a hotel. Driver was from Nigeria. Not a fan of Trump.
Bankside is nice. The room is large and for the most part well designed and sharply decorated. Happy with it.
Walked along the river Thames in the South Bank area. Walked around the outside of the Tower of London. Crossed the Tower Bridge. The drawbridge opened while we were there.
May 20. Took The Underground to the starting point of a Viator tour we booked. Saw Big Ben, Buckingham Place, both from the outside. Were able to go inside Westminter Abbey. Tour guide was knowledgeable and personable. The group was large, which sometimes made it hard to hear what he was saying.
After the tour, we walked through several shopping areas. Foremost and Bloomingdale Arcade, and Piccadilly Circus. Then we took the subway to Burroughs Market. Had Fish & Chips.
Rest for a bit in the hotel, then went to the Shard, the tallest building in Northern Europe. Overpriced, but the view of the sunset was special.
finally. We did the river walk again and then back.