Got going at 8:30am, walked through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park to Knightsbridge to visit Harrods....it was closed! Caught the tube back to Lancaster Gate then relaxed at hotel until 11:30am. Met Shell's brother, Mark, at 11:30 in front of Lancaster Gate tube station for his guided tour of London to see the sights we had missed over the last 4 days. Started by walking to Marble Arch via Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park. Not much happening there, mainly ...

Caught tube from Lancaster Gate to Notting Hill Gate Station then switched lines and caught the tube to Southfields station. Walked approximately 1 mile to visit Wimbledon and the famous tennis courts. Paid our £5.50 entrance fee which entitled us to a look throught he tennis museum and a look at centre court through a windowed area at the back of the museum.Walked back to Southfields station and caught the tube further on to Wimbledon station where we caught a ...

Got organised early as we were booked in to go on the BA London Eye at 10:30am. Tried to catch tube from Lancaster Gate station only to find out Central Line was blocked by broken down train. We had to walk to nearby Paddington station and catch Circle Line to Baker Street station, then Bakerloo Line to Waterloo station. Arrived at Waterloo station at 10:20am then waited in short queue to board the London Eye for our "flight". Great views of Big Ben, Houses of Pa...

Caught tube from Lancaster Gate station to Liverpool Street station at 9am then caught Great Eastern train service to Southend Victoria station (1 hour, £9.50 each). Walked up Victoria Avenue to Roots Hall, the home ground of Southend United Football Club.Walked through car park which was crowded with the local market and made our way to reception. Our guide for the tour, Jon, took us for a tour through the clubrooms including the changerooms, offices, medical r...

We arrived in London at 5:15am after a 22 hour flight from Melbourne. Passed through immigration and customs without any problemsand then caught our Hotelink minibus to our hotel, Thistle Lancaster Gate, arriving at 6:45am.Went for a walk through Kensington Gardens while we waited for our hotel room to be ready. Saw Queen Victoria's monument to her husband. Walked back to hotel, checking in at 8:30am. Rested at the hotel for an hour then got ready and caught ...