A very very funny version of The Simpsons opening credits!
Friday, 12 October 2012
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Final day in London and back home
After a very enjoyable 3 weeks, it came time to return home. Darn. I spent a lazy morning and early afternoon doing very little. We [sister, bro-in-law and niece] went out for a late lunch at a local pub followed by a walk to get an icecream... yummmm, icecream! Mine included organic honey - yum, yum!
After this, a brisk walk "home" to be picked up for my ride to Heathrow.
I spent rather more time than planned at Heathrow. Firstly, the traffic was very light and so the driver set a world record for the quickest ride to Heathrow [without breaking any speed limits]. Next, from joining the check in queue to clearing immigration and security [including an explosives check on my bag!] was just 10 minutes! Lastly, the flight was delayed by 40 minutes.
Oh well, at least it was a relaxing wait, and a good comfy flight home [which it always seems to be on Air NZ].
Photos are:
Me, Ferne, Rochelle and Sam
Ferne being her usual smiley self
Departure board at Heathrow
Enjoy!
After this, a brisk walk "home" to be picked up for my ride to Heathrow.
I spent rather more time than planned at Heathrow. Firstly, the traffic was very light and so the driver set a world record for the quickest ride to Heathrow [without breaking any speed limits]. Next, from joining the check in queue to clearing immigration and security [including an explosives check on my bag!] was just 10 minutes! Lastly, the flight was delayed by 40 minutes.
Oh well, at least it was a relaxing wait, and a good comfy flight home [which it always seems to be on Air NZ].
Photos are:
Me, Ferne, Rochelle and Sam
Ferne being her usual smiley self
Departure board at Heathrow
Enjoy!
Second-last day in London
I've been back in NZ a week and I'm now back at work, but I'm slowly catching up on the posts!
My second-last day in London was spent wandering around central London. I started off with a visit to the London Aquarium. I seem to end up here each time I visit London, so it was good to see that it had changed a bit since last time. It also looks like they are still doing a bit work work on the place, so it could be worth another visit sometime.
After that, I wandered over to the Tower Bridge and up through the museum there. The view up and down the Thames is probably worth the visit even without the rest of the displays, videos, and access to the original hydraulic equipment to raise and lower the deck.
Looking out from the bridge then gave me the idea of visiting the HMS Belfast, a World War II warship which is now managed by the Imperial War Museum and moored permanently in the Thames. All over the warship are displays showing life on board [right down to fake peas and steaks being cooked up]. There's also a very interesting 5 minute video which is played in the main rear gun turret.
Anyhow, here are the pictures. The big tall building still under construction is The Shard is/ will be the tallest building in Europe [for how long, I wonder?], and the final picture is the Farringdon tube station entrance where I met up with my sister for an evening out at a [slightly funny] live comedy show with her and a cousin.
My second-last day in London was spent wandering around central London. I started off with a visit to the London Aquarium. I seem to end up here each time I visit London, so it was good to see that it had changed a bit since last time. It also looks like they are still doing a bit work work on the place, so it could be worth another visit sometime.
After that, I wandered over to the Tower Bridge and up through the museum there. The view up and down the Thames is probably worth the visit even without the rest of the displays, videos, and access to the original hydraulic equipment to raise and lower the deck.
Looking out from the bridge then gave me the idea of visiting the HMS Belfast, a World War II warship which is now managed by the Imperial War Museum and moored permanently in the Thames. All over the warship are displays showing life on board [right down to fake peas and steaks being cooked up]. There's also a very interesting 5 minute video which is played in the main rear gun turret.
Anyhow, here are the pictures. The big tall building still under construction is The Shard is/ will be the tallest building in Europe [for how long, I wonder?], and the final picture is the Farringdon tube station entrance where I met up with my sister for an evening out at a [slightly funny] live comedy show with her and a cousin.
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