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| First adventure was to Greenwich |
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| Standing on the Prime Meridian |
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| Looking from the Royal Observatory over Greenwich and Canary Wharf |
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| Wandered the Tower of London |
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| Tower Bridge at dusk |
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| A trip to the British Museum |
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| It's amazing to have all this history and free admission! |
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| Love the red phone booths |
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| Temple Church |
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| Heading to St. Paul's |
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| Walking across the Thames at night |
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| Loving the British pubs, at The Mug House under the London Bridge |
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| London loves Christmas |
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| As do I! |
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| Phone booths AND Christmas :) |
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| Loving the history.... |
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| Nighttime is incredible! |
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| Misty morning boat ride on the Thames |
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| So cool |
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| Went under the Tower Bridge |
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| Tower of London |
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| Entry to the Traitors Gate |
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| HMS Belfast |
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| Houses of Parliament |
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| Red buses everywhere :) |
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| Bubbles! |
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| My first mulled wine at a German Christmas market |
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| Couldn't wait for the Natural History Museum |
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| Dinosaurs! |
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| Too much for one photo |
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| More phone booths |
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| Buckingham Palace, of course! |
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| Victoria Memorial |
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| Westminster Abby |
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| Ton's of red buses, but this one is an original! |
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| Visiting Trafalgar Square |
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| Spot anything? |
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| Union Jack umbrellas in front of ElizabethTower (now that I know Big Ben is the bell !) , with a phone booth and an original red bus... so excited for this photo! |
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| The London Eye |
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| A true old english pub on the banks of the Thames, called The Grapes and owned by Sir Ian McKellan. Had a pint and chips with gravy, yum! |
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| Off to Brighton for the day |
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| Real fish and chips, with mushy peas :) |
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| Bundled up in front of the Pier |
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| Still incredible through the not so lovely weather |
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| Covent Garden was so festive I went twice! |
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| Live Musicians to enjoy while strolling |
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| Cool little place for a snack before an improv musical |
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| More festivities! |
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| A visit to the Science Museum |
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| So many incredible things to see! |
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| Decided for a quick stop in the V & A |
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| Certainly didn't regret that choice, a stunning museum! |
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| Cannot believe this is free to all... |
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| A stop into Harrod's |
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| Cool barrels |
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| Happened across Greyfriars, Church ruins now a public garden |
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| Getting a little lost in London proved to be fantastic. I wandered into Saint Bartholomew the Great, one of the oldest churches in London. If it looks familiar, it's because it has been used in so many movies... Up next, the Muppets! I had to drag myself away... |
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| But not without a peek in the cloister! |
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| Followed the London Wall |
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| I loved the public markets in London, wish we had them here... This is Spitalfields |
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| Safe to say, by this point, I was head over heels for London |
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| Back to Greenwich to fully explore the shops and the Greenwich Market |
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| Christmas Lights on Oxford Street |
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| Every street and building... |
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| Regent Street |
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| More lights! |
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| Liberty of London |
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| Paddington at Hamley's |
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| Royal Wedding made of Lego's! |
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| Would be incomplete without the Queen! |
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| and her guards :) |
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| What my London colleagues get to see every day! |
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| The Lion King at the Lyceum, complete with British accents :p |
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| And one more tree! |
I wish I could have put all 700 photos, so many wonderful memories! What an amazing trip :)
