LondonHousing: Palmers Lodge, Hostel, Swiss Cottage, London
It's cold. It's expensive. We minded the gap. 98% of men wear black suits with blue shirts. And they say Cheers, and Dahling. Oh, they really do. Of the nine cities, probably the best looking crowd.
Day 1: Covent Garden, Leicester Square, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Hostile, er, I mean Hostel, Boy.

Our introduction to hostel life - Palmer's Lodge. We started off the trip with a five hour long nap, so day 1's activities were cut a tad short.

45 degrees F. and rainy. @ Covent Garden

Night time at the Tower Bridge. The famed London Bridge of "London Bridge is falling down" and Fergie's "London Bridge" was not so impressive.
Day 2: Green Park, Buckingham Palace for the changing of the Guards, St. James Park, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, St. Martin in the Fields, Picadilly Circus, Afternoon tea at Richoux, Chinatown on Gerrard's, SOHO, Hyde Park Corner and the Serpentine Lake, Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace

Stella was in London too! She found me in front of Buckingham Palace.

Changing of the Guards. I don't know how people get pictures teasing the guards. We weren't allowed anywhere near them. Lucky for the guards, I guess.

Trafalgar Square. The pigeon's weren't my biggest fans until this man ran up to me and shoved some rice into my hands. Voila! All I could think was, PLEASE don't poo on my NF jacket. He also wanted 1 pound for his services, but unfortunately for him, I didn't have any money.

Trafalgar Square. Our only taste of London sunshine.

Afternoon Tea at Richoux.

Mini scones, patisserie, finger sandwiches, fruit cake, clotted cream, tea.

Sunset at Hyde Park. Bird Sanctuary.
Day 3: Abbey Road, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Brick Lane, Tower of London, Russell's Square, British Museum (Rosetta Stone), British Library (DaVinci's writings, Magna Carta, Alice in Wonderland, Handel's Messiah, Canterbury Tales etc), King's Cross and Platform 9 3/4, Camdentown, Double Decker Bus, Fish and Chips at Sussex Pub in Leicester Square.

@ Abbey Rd. Can you find me? I am a Beatle.
It's a real street with very real traffic, and lots of silly tourists walking across and back across ...and back across..again...and again.

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Factoid #1: This isn't the original Globe. Factoid #2: This isn't even where the Globe was originally located. Nonetheless, it was very cool to visit and we got a chance to sit in on the Merchant of Venice rehearsal.

Brick Lane for the best Indian food in London.

Me and my friend Rosetta. @ the British Museum.

This picture needs no explanation. @ King's Cross Station.

Fish and Chips and 6x British beer. Farewell, London.
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