We arrived in London. I was amazed at the knowledge that Rod has about this country. The hostel was great and the weather is cooler then Sydney. The transport was so efficient and I saw so much in just two days. We walked all over London before meeting Rod's friend Adele for dinner at the Olde Thameside Inn. We saw Big Ben, Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament buildings. We walked up Whitehall past where the Prime Minister lives to Trafalgar Square. S...

Day 2 in London. We have the morning here and then a flight to Reykjavik in Iceland. So in continuum with the tradition of the running tour, I have half a day to show Chris the rest of London. Tube into Victoria and leave the bigger bags at the station. Then walk to Buckingham Palace via Grosvenor Place and the Royal Mews. Many touristy happy snaps, but we saved our dignity and did not get a photo with a Bobby. We'll save our dignity for Santa in Finland. But we ...

Well this was the first real traveler day. We landed at London Heathrow from Qatar at 1:15pm. Crawled through the customs lines and collected our bags which had been scanned underground. Then with little delay we made our way down to the Piccadilly Line on the Tube to catch the train into Earl's Court station. The tube looked like St James station in Sydney. It has the same yellow tiled walls and dirty cement pillars holding it all up. Bit of a let down for th...

So with camera and scarves in hand Chris and I set out for our first real traveler site seeing afternoon. How much of London could I really show Chris in 24 hours? It turns out, heaps. The first thing Chris wanted to see was Big Ben. Perfect choice as it is my favourite thing in London. Westminster tube station exit 4. I even got Chris to watch the stairs as we walked out so his first great London site was looking up at that amazing clock tower. He was suitabl...