April 7, 2018    Hop-on, Hop-off bus in London, England

We took a tour around London on a Hop-on, Hop-off bus for approximately two hours.  It was a wonderful way to cover a lot of ground in comfort.  We saw so much, I can't remember all of it, but I will post the highlights.

Top deck of the Hop-on, Hop-off bus.

Harry Potter bus.

Westminster Abbey

Palace of Westminster where Parliament meets.

Palace of Westminster where Parliament meets.

Look close. Can you guess?  It's Big Ben covered in scaffolding!  More than one of us was bummed about this.  Big Ben is made of sandstone and beginning to deteriorate.  Repairs are expected until 2020. 

Another shot of Big Ben.

The London Eye.  Full name, the Coca-Cola London Eye.  Coke sponsors it, currently.

A London theatre showing The Lion King.

Cool old building.  No idea which one.

In approximately 1700, this pub was purchased by a Dublin, Ireland brewery chain and became the first Irish pub outside of Ireland.

The modern London skyline.  Lots of construction going on.

Flowers in bloom.

The Tower Bridge.  Built between 1886-1894.

Hello Abe!  We didn't expect to see you!

Waiting to catch "The Tube" after our long day.

Aaron turns 13 in London!

Aaron's birthday in our London house.  A family with 4 children under the age of 10, I think, live in this house.  They went on holiday and rented the place out to us!  It was kind of weird having all their stuff in the house, but the toys were great for Clare!