Day 16 - London

We woke up early today to catch a flight to London Heathrow from Amsterdam.  We landed around 10 am local time (we went backwards an hour).  Customs was a breeze and we finally got stamps on our passports, since no other country did it.  We got on the Heathrow express to the center of London and arrived at our hotel, which is right on Trafalgar Square, but they didn't have our room ready yet.

So we went to get some fish n chips that the hotel recommended.  It was about a 30 minute walk ( even though the hotel said it was going to be 8 minutes).  It was good!  I don't really like fish 'n' chips, but I guess that I have never had real fish 'n' chips before (mom was so excited to get her "mushy peas").  After we ate there, we walked back to the hotel area and got on the big red double decker tour bus to tour around the city.  Since today was our only day, we figured that this was our best option for seeing the main sites.

The bus was supposed to only take around 2 hours, but it ended taking around 4 (the traffic here is intense, even on Sunday).  It was also the hottest day of the year so far in London and after being in 40-50 degree weather it was hot to us.  I got a little burned from sitting at the top of the bus (which is open-air).  The big bus took us around all of London.  We saw the tower of London, the Tower bridge, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and a TON of other stuff.  Most of our pictures were taken while on the bus, so it was sometimes difficult to get pictures around seats and other people.

When we finally got off the bus, we decided that it was time for a drink.  So we went to the hotel bar and ordered Gin and Tonic ( I got Hendricks, which was awesome - its cucumber based.)  while I uploaded and edited my pictures.  After that, we went to an amazing Indian restaurant, which I was skeptical about because they didn't have my favorite, but I tried something new and LOVED it!!  Then we shared a chocolate dessert that came with a shot of some special orange rum so we each had a shot.  It was good and added a lot to the dessert.

I hope everyone is doing well at home.  We love and miss y'all.