When I won my trip to London and the dates were set I got tried to get ahold of a couple friends I knew were in London. Two got back to me and we made plans to get together. One was studying abroad outside of London and took the trains in to meet my cousin [...]
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The London Eye
The last part of the Total London Experience Tour ended with a flight on the London Eye. The London Eye is a giant ferris wheel that was completed in 2000 that is 443 feet tall. (135m) It is the tallest in Europe. Riders are taken up for one of the highest views in London. The overall [...]
Thames River Cruise
One of the things we got on our Hop On Hop Off tour was a voucher for a Thames River Cruise, but it was also included on our The London Experience Tour. We boarded at the Tower Hill pier near the Tower of London. We sat inside since it was cold out and near a [...]
The Tower of London
After lunch at The Alberts our tour group went to The Tower of London. Our tour started with an introduction by a Yeoman Warder or a beef eater, they are the guards of the tower. One of the people in our tour group tried to get a photo with him as he spoke and he [...]
The Albert
After the changing of the guards we joined the group for lunch at The Albert. It was built between 1845 and 1852 and has original hand etched glass windows and is two stories. Our group was led to the second floor where our reserved tables sat. We were given bread and then fish and chips. [...]
The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Second on our Total London Experience Tour was the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. As you can tell it's pretty packed. Our guide didn't have us cross the street to be either in front of the statue or the palace because he worried we would get trampled. Arrive early if you want to [...]
Total London Experience Tour: St. Paul’s Cathedral
On our second day in London after grabbing pastries for breakfast we headed to the Golden Tours office to meet up with our group for the Total London Experience tour. We found our line and got in it and waited. The Total London Experience Tour with Golden Tours includes seeing Westminster Abbey, The Changing of [...]
Delice de France
Before our second day began we grabbed a quick breakfast at Victoria Station at the Delice de France bakery kiosk. I ordered an almond croissant, it was covered in powdered sugar and toasted almond. Inside I was surprised to find an almond like jelly. It was enjoyable. Delice de France kiosks can be found around London. [...]
The Other Side
After our Hop On Hop Off tour my cousin and I were exhausted, so we went back to our hotel and took a nap. Not exactly what I planned to do on our trip, but it was 100% necessary, since we were struggling to stay awake walking back from the train station. When we woke [...]
London Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour
Our first tour was the Hop On Hop Off bus tour. We decided to ride it all the way through from beginning to end to be acquainted with the city and to learn more about it. We took a seat on the roof, put on our blue head phones and when the bus moved we [...]