Welcome to Spring Time in London
Here we are in London again for a spring getaway.
There are still sights we want to see and
We will take a side trip to Brussels for a day.
There are still sights we want to see and
We will take a side trip to Brussels for a day.
Our plane landed at 4 pm and we hit the ground running.
After dropping off our luggage at the hotel we needed to stretch our legs and get some fresh air.
After dropping off our luggage at the hotel we needed to stretch our legs and get some fresh air.
This Thin House was built in 1885 and is 6 feet at the narrowest. It is built on land leftover from the South Kensington tube station.
We did a walk through of Harrods.
After being up 30 hours it was time for bed.
After being up 30 hours it was time for bed.
Who would think we would be so excited to see a sewer plant?
Crossness pumping station was in operation from 1865 to 1956.
The four pumping engines are the largest remaining rotative beam engines in the world, with 52-ton flywheels and 47-ton beams.
It is amazing and beautiful.
Crossness pumping station was in operation from 1865 to 1956.
The four pumping engines are the largest remaining rotative beam engines in the world, with 52-ton flywheels and 47-ton beams.
It is amazing and beautiful.
Next stop Charles Dickens House
You will see these blue plaques on houses around London. They show where famous people lived.
You will see these blue plaques on houses around London. They show where famous people lived.
Graffiti Tunnel
984 feet of pedestrian tunnel under Waterloo station covered in legal street art & graffiti.
984 feet of pedestrian tunnel under Waterloo station covered in legal street art & graffiti.
A beautiful night at Trafalgar Square and a sweet treat to finish the day.
At Windsor castle we wanted to see the Queen's grave.
The line was too long for the castle entrance so we decided to walk the grounds and the town.
The line was too long for the castle entrance so we decided to walk the grounds and the town.
A yummy meat pie for lunch
The bridge was nicknamed "The Trembling Lady" because of its tendency to vibrate when large numbers of people walked over it. The signs at the entrances that warn troops to break step while crossing.
Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north bank to Battersea on the south.
After a light breakfast we went to the crosswalk made famous by the Beetles.
The London Silver Vaults is a large market beneath Chancery Lane.
The Vaults originally opened in 1885 renting out strong rooms to hold household silver, jewellery and documents but later became a secure selling place for London 's silver and jewelry dealers.
The Vaults originally opened in 1885 renting out strong rooms to hold household silver, jewellery and documents but later became a secure selling place for London 's silver and jewelry dealers.
This was my favorite piece. It was we very unusual.
It is a candle sniffer and wick trimmer from 1810.
It was made by John Wilkes Booth's ancestors.
It is a candle sniffer and wick trimmer from 1810.
It was made by John Wilkes Booth's ancestors.
Dinner was in a quaint pub.
The Windsor Lady
A statue celebrating the queen's diamond jubilee.
2012
A statue celebrating the queen's diamond jubilee.
2012
Rudy crossing Abbey Road
Click to see Brussels, Belgium
The Post Office Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge, driverless underground railway that delivered mail.
It opened in 1927 and operated for 76 years until it closed in 2003.
It opened in 1927 and operated for 76 years until it closed in 2003.
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Each engine is cast iron and has an arm 42 feet long and weighing 47 tons.
The flywheel is 27 feet and weighs 52 tons.
The flywheel is 27 feet and weighs 52 tons.