Last full day in London. Down the Birdcage Walk to Buckingham Palace. We had morning tickets to the Queen's Gallery and day entry for the State Rooms and the Royal Mews. Wow! Saw so much. Besides all the impressive rooms and paintings, they so have the wedding dress of Catherine on display, the wedding cake, etc. The Royal Mews were also interesting and the girls loved seeing the horses. Lunch in Green Park then off to the Museum of Natural History. What a b...

Another early morning start. Off for a walk into town, before back to our hotel and the London Eye next door. Used our pre-bought tickets to breeze straight through. Had a wonderful view of the city, it was very clear. Visited the 4D show which was fun. Bought an all day visitor ticket for public transport and took the bus to Madame Tussauds. Did not enjoy Madame T's - very busy, difficult to see, let alone get near the exhibits. Skipped some of the end rooms jus...

All up nice and early before 5am. First in for breakfast at 6.30. What a breakfast!! We ate for what seemed like hours. We then headed to Hamleys, a giant toy store of 6 floors, including the basement. The girls loved it. They had face painting done and bought some clothes for their build a bears. The store is in Regent St, which is full of all the usual clothes stores - Zara, Esprit, Gap etc. Then took a bus, no. 15, to The Tower of London. Had previously boug...

The day started at 4am for our 7.30 flight to London. The flight was good but 13 hours is a looong time! Arrived in London at 1.30pm, breezed through customs and baggage collection, then on to Heathrow Express. Too easy. Took one of the typical London cabs to our hotel and got a bit of a sightseeing tour along the way. Our hotel is in a fantastic spot, just near the London Eye. We stayed there 10 years ago and it's still great. Took in an afternoon walk around t...