After a lovely few days in Yorkshire, we headed back to London for some more sightseeing. Luckily for us, after the torrential storm, the weather was just getting better.
We arrived at Kings Cross and it was a fairly easy trip to our hotel at Canary Wharf. We wanted something that was easy to get to from central London, but also had the goal to visit Greenwich so it was close to that too. We picked a modern Hilton, which was very nice and quite a change from the 17th century manor house!!
That night mom and I went to the Tower of London for a special Twilight Tour. It was so amazing, the tour was after regular hours. But our group was led by a Yeoman Warder who was so interesting to chat too. It was thrilling to be in the Tower after hours with no crowds all around us!
The next day was mom’s research day. We started out by going to Trafalgar Square to look for places her characters will be going. By chance we stumbled on the Sherlock Holmes Pub which will be perfect for when Gemma and her friends are back in London.
There was a ridiculously long line for the National Gallery, so we went to the National Portrait Gallery first. It was fun to see the old paintings of the Tudors and other historical figures.
After the gallery we had no set goal, so we strolled along the Thames. We stopped for drinks a couple times, once along the water with a view of St Paul’s. Then we visited the Golden Hinde which is a recreation of the ship Drake used to circumnavigate the globe. It was quite interesting as a modern crew actually recreated the voyage recently on the old sailing vessel.
After a debate about where to go next, between a bar in The Shard for amazing views of the city and over priced cocktails, we settled on the Anchor, which is a pub along the Thames that was originally built in 1615 and rebuilt after the Great Fire. It was a great spot for a cocktail before dinner!!
Dinner was a simple affair at a little Italian place close to the hotel. The food was delicious and it was a great end to a wonderful day.
Sounds awesome
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