May 31st

May 31st
Surprised to wake up to a nice day as we had heard that the weather was to be awful for the next couple of days. This made for a nice 20-mile train trip from our Gertsey campground into the centre of London. Met a couple of helpful individuals who gave us advice on what we should see and do on our first day in London. We went on the famous London “Eye”, which is a king-size ferris wheel 400 feet high that takes 40 mins. to go around. Quite scary for me because of my fear of heights. We continued walking and taking in all the obvious sights like Big Ben, Lady Di’s memorial garden, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, etc. We will go back again tomorrow to see the other big “draws”, but are both of the opinion that “cities are cities no matter where” and we enjoy smaller places. Our opinion of London is that it is a very sophisticated city with polite people and appears to be very orderly. Must say, would not want to attempt driving and that is of course why we took the train and used the underground. Stopped into a very old pub and had a couple of pints. When we got home after nearly eight hours of non-stop walking, we enjoyed a shower, dinner and a well-earned rest.