Europe Trip 2011 #3: London Sightseeing

Today was a day of sightseeing. I caught up with Simon L [around the world to catch up with someone who lives about 700kms north of me!] and we had a bit of the look around. This started with a trip on the London Eye, followed by a walk around town, including stopping outside Downing St to see the Prime Minister's residence... well, ok "see" is a bit optimistic - view from a distance past the gate and the heavily armed police!

Eventually we hopped on the DLR and went out to Greenwich. After some lunch we had a look around the National Maritime Museum, then up to the observatory. Eventually we walked down to the Thames and on the walkway under the Thames to the other side. Being a bit lazy, we took the DLR back across the Thames, then got a ferry back down to the Tower of London, then I got the tube back home.

A very busy day! Anyway, the photos are as follows:

The London Eye
View of Parliament from the London Eye
10 Downing St
New Zealand House
The DLR on the way to Greenwich
View from the Observatory
East vs West - the Greenwich Meridian