We went for fifteen days. We got lucky. First week the weather was mild; not too cold not too hot. The second week, however, the temperature shot up by at least five degrees. I had mini heat strokes on two days. Hydration! Keep drinking! Water, sports drinks, coconut water. Bring hand towels to wipe away the sweats. Apparently, air conditioning was not a thing in London
Look at the amount of people on London Bridge! This was at one end. We didn’t even try to cross because of the crowd.
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| London Bridge |
The British Museum: In addition to tourists, schoolchildren on field trips were everywhere. Everyone crowded at the Egyptian exhibits and the Rosetta Stone. It was so stuffy! I should've taken a closer photo of the sword. I forgot the name. Was someone compensating for something?
Westminster Abbey: Speaking of over-tourism, we were almost pushed off the sidewalks at Westminster Abbey. So we gave up going inside the Abbey and other important places such as Buckingham Palace, the Big Ben, etc. I guess we'd just have to go back to London again. Was there a season where there were no tourists in UK? On our way to the Abbey, we saw a statue of President Lincoln!
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| US President Abraham Lincoln |
The Shard and The Gherkin: what strange names for buildings in London, but they were great landscape backdrops at many angles.
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| On the way to Borough Market |
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| The Shard |
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| The Gherkin |
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| Beautiful alleyway |
Sights of London:
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| Original Globe Playhouse |
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| The Monument |
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| Gold leaf dragon |
St. Paul’s Cathedral: choir service at 5pm and free entry! We sat up close to the choir stand. What a wonderful experience. The Cathedral was grand!
Tower of London: The Tower of London was insufferable. They had fans only! Combined with a million tourists, I couldn't breathe!
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| Look at his mid-section! |
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| The Shard in the background |
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| The Shard in the background, again |
