#47, British Airways and Very Little Sleep

 Leave Jensen Beach at 11AM Saturday morning. Leave the car at a local hotel and get to the airport at 2:15. Check the bags, find our gate and leave Miami at 5:15PM

 
Our little home for nine hours.
But even though we paid a little extra for these seats, we got very little sleep.  We arrived in London 
at 6:30 AM London time (1:30 AM Florida time).  Got to our hotel at 9AM, but, as we feared, the room was not going to be ready until 3PM,  So off we head on a preplan walking trip "around the neighborhood".

Images from right out side the front door,

Then to visit a section of a 1900 years old Roman wall,


Then, to a place called Garden at 120, a rooftop Garden on the 15th floor.

The first pic shows the Tower of London and Tower Bridge in the foreground, with our hotel and the River Thames behibd.


Then a pic of a building nicknamed "The Gurkin"

Next, a monument to the !7 century fire which ravaged two thirds of the city.  I'll let the pics tell the story.




Then we cross London Bridge to the south of the Thames. A pic of thr Tower Bridge down stream. With the WWII Battleship, HMS Belfast in the foreground.
Now, a walk back on the south side of the river, with a pic of the Tower of London from that angle.
And, back across Tower Bridge, with a mandatory pic of London Bridge upstream with, again, the Belfast in the foreground
The rest of the afternoon was spent unpacking and napping before we went to dinner for a traditional English Sunday Roast.  This is our server Oda.
And our tour guide for the week, Manuela.
All for today, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle tomorrow.

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  1. Janet HorneMay 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM

    Looks like a very busy and nice start. Hoping you adapt to the time change quickly.

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