Thursday September 13, 2012 – London
Woke at about 6 am. Weather was clear. Went out for coffee and found a nice little coffee lounge just across the alley from our hotel. Got a sausage and egg sandwich and Carol got a sweet roll. Headed to Tower of London to take “Original Bus Tour” at 9:30 am. Bus tour took about 2 hours and went past Big Ben, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, etc. We got off at Tower of London and took the river tour boat to Westminster Abbey. Walked past Big Ben and Westminster Abbey on the way to Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. Stopped at Saint Martins in the Field Church and had coffee and cake in the “crypt” downstairs. Listened to a string quartet practice in the cathedral. Decided to go to Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles recorded many of their records. Getting there was a challenge. We took the Underground Tube from Charing Cross to Baker Street and then switched to the Jubilee line and got off on St John’s Wood station (I think).
From there, we walked to Abbey Road Studios where we took photos of people crossing the street in front of Abbey Road Studios trying to look like the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road record album cover. We tried to take photos of ourselves crossing the street but, between all the people and traffic, it was pretty hard to get a decent photo.
Took the Tube back to London Bridge and walked back to the hotel. Went out and got burritos and brought them back to our hotel room for dinner.
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