Saturday, October 26, 2024

European cruise continued - London

 This is a continuation of our recent European cruise.

Our ship stopped at Plymouth, a port city in Devon, South West England.  M's sisters had chosen to do the Stonehenge tour.  

Stonehenge


Husband M and I, daughter L and her husband would go to London as we had never been there, maybe just a stopover at Heathrow airport over the years.  Son K decided to stay on the ship that day and enjoy the facilities.  He enjoyed all the action at the Plymouth port, lots of car deliveries and such.

The bus driver maneuvered us through busy London.  We stopped at Big Ben and did a walkabout.  We drove by Harrods, passed the London Eye, eventually stopping at Covent Garden.  There we went to a delicious fish and chip Tavern, of course we had to.  I was concerned about the sign I saw in the washroom, it said 'thieves operate in this area'.

For some reason, I thought Big Ben and the London Eye would be bigger.  Maybe things are on a different scale in North America.

Big Ben

London bus

Harrods

a glimpse of the London Eye

Covent Garden

Fish and Chips

malt vinegar

sign - 'Thieves operate in this area'

It was great to finally visit London.

To be continued.


23 comments:

CheerfulMonk said...

I'm so glad you made that trip!

Unknown said...

beautiful stonehenge...
enjoy the trip Christine. I like fish and chips so much...

roentare said...

This is a wonderful journal you are keeping

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

You had a great day!

Veronica Lee said...

Sounds like a fantastic day in London!
I get what you mean about Big Ben and the London Eye—they look bigger in photos
Love the photos you shared, Christine.

Angie's Recipes said...

Was fish and chips there better?

ellie said...

Oh, it looks like it was a busy and fun trip! Awesome travels!

Caitlin&Megan said...

Wow, great views on your trip to London. Such a great time. And the food looks amazing too! Hope you are resting up since the cruise.

My name is Erika. said...

It looks like you had a super day. I would find it hard to pick whether to go to Stonehenge, as I've never been there, or back to London.

Kathy G said...

You've crossed off a lot of iconic items that were probably on your bucket list.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I do love fish and chips, and your photos of your London tour are amazing, Christine. With regard to the sign about thieves, I guess there are bad folks everywhere. Glad they had the warning up. Blessings!

Mary Kirkland said...

How fun!

Ananka said...

Been to London a few times now. 2017 was my first. I do remember there being a lot of signs like that too and thought jeez oh! I did like London and thought it wasn't as busy as I thought it would be despite the huge population. I took lots of photos of the street signs too!

Christine said...

Angie, Husband M thought so. The fish is not seasoned so you have to add your own salt, pepper, vinegar. It was very crispy and good.

Ane said...

Que legal sua viagem! Eu já fui em Londres e valeu demais, o Big Ben estava em reforma, acredita? Mas tirei foto assim mesmo.E subimos na roda gigante. Beijos!

J.P. Alexander said...

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Lowcarb team member said...

Looks and sounds a great day in London :)

All the best Jan

Adam said...

All very cool spots. I lament that I will probably never get the opportunity to visit England.

DeniseinVA said...

Wonderful! I can see you got around to see a lot of great places.

DVArtist said...

A great post, Christine.

Kay said...

London is such an amazing place. We did love London and Stonehenge.

Busy Bee Suz said...

It looks like you hit all the Highlights of London, while avoiding the Thieves!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I would want to visit both Stonehenge and London. Looks like you hit all the highlights of London at least.