LONDON 3 October

Got up early and Monique dropped us at the
Tube Station.


First we went to 'Madam Tussauds'.  We all loved this.  I had been before but Pete had never been and was surprised to find that you could get right up close and touch the wax figures.  He thought they would be behind glass.  Lots of photos taken with the different celebrities/royals.

Madam Tussauds

Watch that hand Pete!!

The girls were successfully frightened as we walked through the horror part with live actors coming out and scarring us.  We were walking through very dark tunnels with grotesque medieval wax figures displayed along the way being tortured or mutilated......

We then sat in a cinema for a 4D show.  That was awesome!  Water was sprayed on us, air shot past our heads and we were stabbed in the back from our chairs..... Brilliant!

When we came out it was 12 o'clock.  We walked around the corner and ate lunch in 'Regent Park'.

Back on the Tubes to head over to the 'London Eye'.












I HATE heights so was a little nervous about this one but it was very slow and the views were amazing.  I remained seated in the middle for most of it but I finally got big and brave and walked over to the window for a better look.  It takes 30 minutes to complete a full rotation.  Pete and the girls of course were wandering all around it the whole time.

We then wandered along the Thames River past 'The London Dungeon'  when one of the many birds flying over head decided to christen me on my head!  Charming .......









Quick cleanup and we continued on over the 'Westminster Bridge' to 'Big Ben'; 'Parliament House' (better known as Palace of Westminster) and 'Westminster Abbey'.  We decided we needed some culture/history and went into 'Parliament House'.  Just like the airports our bags were searched and we went through metal detectors as we went in.

Parliament House

Parliament was not sitting (back end of October) so we were able to wander through the 'House of Commons' and 'House of Lords'. The art work and the details on the walls and ceilings were amazing. Unfortunately we were not able to take photos inside.

We were all tired and our feet and legs sore so we headed back home on the Tube.

Another great night catching up with Monique and Nigel over dinner and a few too many wines!