London
Monday, June 13, 2022
Our first day in London before the tour started
Day of arrival.
As Rick suggests, we arrived one day before the tour started to help get over jet lag. We arrived at The May Fair Hotel and checked into our rooms. After a short rest, we went out for dinner at the Caffe Inn. After dinner, we took a Stroll through Green Park and viewed Buckingham Palace before returning to the hotel and calling it a day. |
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The tour starts today in London
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Before the tour starts.
The tour starts with a get together meeting at 3 p.m. today at our hotel, therefore, we had all day to explore London on our own. We walked through Green Park over to Buckingham Palace. Then we walked down to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben before returning to our hotel for our "Welcome to Europe" meeting. |
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Welcome to Europe.
At 3:00 p.m. we met our tour guide Ben Cameron along with the other tour members. We covered all the rules and regulations and chose "Buddies" (Rick's method of a quick check to make certain everyone is accounted for) before heading out for a double-decker bus tour of London. We then had our first get acquainted dinner at the Admiralty Pub before walking back to our hotel. |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Thames and the Tower
Tower of London.
This morning our guide took us to the Tower of London, where we learned about England's oldest and probably most famous castle. It was a secure fortress, royal palace and infamous prison. We even got a glimpse of the Crown Jewels which are safeguarded there. |
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Thames River Cruise.
After our Tower of London visit, we grabbed some lunch and boarded a boat for our Thames River cruise. Our British Guide gave us an informative narration on our Thames River cruise. It was really fun. We started at the Tower Bridge and ended at Westminster. |
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London Free Time.
The Thames River cruise was over and the rest of the afternoon was free time. That is one of the great features of Rick's tours; the guides are very knowledgeable and give great historical information on the guided tours and then you have free time to explore and experience things on your own. We headed back to your hotel through Green Park before heading out to dinner. |
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Dinner at Diwana.
In the evening we took the tube to the Diwana Indian Restaurant which was very good. This was a great ending to great day. |
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Tomorrow we board the sleek Eurostar train and take the Chunnel to Paris.