slowly she turned

On Wednesday, we decided to do a hop-on hop-off bus tour. We generally rode on the top deck at the front of the bus and it was a little like being in front of a roller coaster at times. Lots of fun!

Since we were coming up to the Trafalgar Square, we decided to do a short foray into the National Gallery. We also had lunch there, which was surprisingly delicious! Beets and goat cheese were involved.

We didn’t have a lot of time, so we picked a section to walk through. Too many photos, of course, so here are three of my favorites from that section.

The best part of this hop-on tour was a short cruise down the Thames, with a very entertaining guide. Slideshow below, which is not in any kind of order:

Walking across the Tower Bridge was fun.

Part of the tour included a “Jack the Ripper” walking tour, but we didn’t make it there in time. So we got back on the bus. It was unseasonably warm, and we were ready to take a break, so the only photos I have of Westminster Abbey are from the bus and the boat.

That night we had dinner at another pub close to our hotel, the Atlas, which I highly recommend. Again, we had a great time. We all fell in love with sticky toffee pudding with ginger ice cream, which unfortunately didn’t photograph well so is not shown here.