Well i have booked myself in for 3 nights and have already taken a walk over to the cathedral, as it is only 200 meters from my hotel. At 141 meters high it towers over the city and can be seen from all part. I signed up for the octagonal tower tour which gave me the opportunity to climb the 100 odd steps up into the lantern before climbing out onto the roof for a spectacular view over the town and surrounding fens. The climb was very steep and very cramped but it was definitely worth the effort. The Victorian’s in the 1900 decided that the cathedral, which was started…

Well today sees my last day in London so after a hearty breakfast it was off to pick up my hire car and head to Ely. I was fortunate to get a size upgrade into a Hyundai I20 this fits my needs well as there is plenty of room for my bags and comfortably handles the motor way speeds. On the way however i got to drop in on Cambridge and had a walk around, once i got to Cambridge i learnt  the meaning of a car unfriendly city, the place is full of one way street that have had popup bollards put in so that only busses or taxis…

Well today brings an easy day and my last day in London as tomorrow i am picking up my hire car and heading north. So I decided to take a walk back through Hyde Park and take a look at the wonderful architecture that is the terminal station for Brunel’s great western railway, and as far as sheds go it is a beauty, or more correctly 3 beauties all linked together and long enough to hold a train of at least 10 carriages. After spending some time looking around the station I headed back to the park and had lunch at the Italian fountains before walking on to see the…

Well today is the first grey rainy day of my trip, and there is a tube strike on so it is definitely a day for inside activity. Luckily the museum is only about a 30 min walk from my hotel, so after another hearty breakfast I donned my coat and headed off, taking the gamble that the rain would be arriving at 4pm as predicted by the weather channel, you would think that I should have learned not to trust the weather forecast by now for as I got 1 block from my hotel the rain came down. After dodging down pours in doorways I managed to find a place…

Well today sees another nice start to the day although rain is forecast for this afternoon, and the underground is about to be closed down with a drivers strike for 24 hours. So it is out early to take a spin on the London Eye and then on to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. After paying my 17.50 for a ticket it was into a 4d theatre experience before lining up for my ride. The views are really amazing, i was lucky to get a pretty clear day so had a good view of the whole of London. The ride is slow enough so as you don’t have…

Well today is Sunday, and with a lovely start to the day it seems a great day to check out St Pauls Cathedral, so since my feet are feeling a bit sore it is off to the tube I go. It is only 5 stops to St Pauls from Marble Arch so the journey is a quick one. I thought after seeing Westminster Abby I had a scope for what size to expect of St Pauls, but I was wrong, it is huge, 111m to the top of the dome, very imposing. Being a Sunday the tours were not on and service was being held, a general welcome to go…

Well another beautiful day in London. So another day for a walk. Today i trekked from the hotel through Hyde Park , down the memorial walk to Buckingham Palace. Had a lovely lunch sitting on the steps of the Victoria Monument over looking the palace. Then walked down the Mall to Trafalgar square, then down to Parliament and Westminster Abby before strolling back through the park back past the palace to the hotel. So another full day of walking. Being a Saturday lots of people were out , enjoying the sights and parks.  Lots of fantastic sites seen , especially impressed with the parliament building and Westminster Abby, the carving…

Well here we are feeling pretty good and off for a walk, first thing to do was to take a closer look at Marble Arch. The iron work in the main gate was very impressive, double decker tour busses are everywhere as too are black cabs and red phone boxes, after a quick walk around the streets with the rows of terrace houses with flower boxes I made my way across to the park, and to my surprise I discovered it was Hyde Park. With the warm weather the deck chairs are out 1.5 pound for 1 hour of relaxing, After having a coffee and feeling pretty good i thought…

Well today is Thursday an it is time to head to the airport and start my holiday. I had no problems dropping the hire car of at the airport, and then it was off to book in to my Melbourne flight to Sydney. Because i was early i got on the earlier flight to Sydney which was a good thing as it took forever to get through security. Luckily i was able to upgrade my leg to Hong Kong to premium economy, this was great nice big seats and lots of spoiling with drinks upon boarding and brandy or baileys for after. Flight to Hong Kong was smooth, although there…