We did a bit of sightseeing in London today. Our first stop was St Paul’s cathedral which we tried to reach on the Circle Line. Getting on the tube heading in the wrong direction, the journey took forever.
Once we got there, we realised that they charge GBP6 pp for entrance. It’s quite a new thing charging people to enter houses of worship but I can understand it in highly-touristed cities.
We walked across the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern Gallery. Like most places in London, I found the gallery over-heated. Despite that, many people seem comfortable to keep all their layers on indoors.
Back on the tube, we got to Trafalgar Square where we had a wander before continuing by foot to Leicester Square. We tried getting into a stage show but didn’t have any that appealed to us at the right time. Our walk took us through China Town, Regent Street (a major shopping street) and back to Leicester Square where we had lunch.
Continuing by tube, we went to Harrods. I have little interest in high-end shopping and I remember my first visit here only lasted 35 mins due to disinterest. This time, I did actually quite admire the Egyptian Room and Escalator, then tease ourselves at the several food halls.
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- St Paul’s Cathedral.
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- On the Millennium Bridge walking to Tate Modern.
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- Trafalgar Square.
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- St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square.
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- Piccadilly Circus.
Back at the hotel, we rested briefly as we felt quite sleepy. The effects of jetlag kick-in when I stop moving.
We had dinner planned with Kim’s friends Greg and Elaine, together with Matt and Steph who had flown up to London with us. We took the tube to Waterloo then the train to Epsom where we had drinks at Greg and Elaine’s place. I loved their two cats!
We finished the evening with dinner at Il Ponte Italian Restaurant near their home. The grilled squid salad was delicious but the pizza rather plain.
It had been a long day already, finishing after 2300. We took the 2330 train back via Waterlook and arrived back at the hotel around 0030. We deserve a medal for having done so much on our second day after travelling from the opposite corner of the world.