Houses of Parliament

I walked around the parliament area since my flight was at 7.00 pm.

The London Eye

Big Ben

That was my trip to London in September 2015.  It won't be long before we will be in London again as we have booked our flight to  London in January 2017. This time we will take the Eurostar  train to Paris.

Natural History Museum

Natural history is the study of organisms and natural objects and their origin, evolution and interrelationship.

A 26 m skeleton of the dinosaur  Diplodocus

The museum is divided into 5 categories : botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The museum is a world-renowned research centre.

Darwin

1,300 years old giant sequoia

The museum was formerly part of the British Museum and was known as British Museum (Natural History) and only became an independent museum with its own trustees after the passing of the British Museum Act 1963. 

Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier is a unique flood control structure on the River Thames at Woolwich Reach in East London. It is 520 meters wide and protects London against storm surges and rainfall swelling.

It is just two minutes walk from the Pontoon Dock Station

Thames Barrier Park

Lunch at the Bull

I had my lunch here in Woolwich near the station

Full English breakfast for lunch

Exploring the East London again

After my breakfast in the hotel, I started exploring East London again.

The last station on the DLR line

River Thames at the University of East London

Across the Thames is the London City Airport

Woolwich Market

The Blackbird

After dinner I went to this pub for a drink

Dinner at the King of Teck

After a long walk around East London, I went back to Earl's Court and had my dinner at the King of Teck again.

The cold lager tasted so good

Fish and Chips

The O2

I spent the rest of the day walking around East London before going back to Earl's Court for dinner

My lunch in London

I reached London and checked into my hotel at about 3 pm.

My lunch was simply a ham hock & extra cheddar cheese sandwich and milk which I bought from Sainsbury

Last day in Exeter

I had breakfast in the hotel then took the train back to London

The Chevalier Inn

We went back to town to have our lunch

Fish and Chips

Gammon steak

St Olave Church

This little  church was founded as a chapel by Gytha (mother of King Harold) in 1053.

This church was dedicated to St Olaf, a Viking king who converted to Christianity.