The Running of the Pidgeons

Thursday was spent in London seeing all we could see in a day. We were up at 4:30 and were not back to our house until midnight, so it was a long, long day. The weather was as close to being perfect as any traveler could hope for. There were clear blue skies all day, and the temperature was very comfortable.


One benefit of being up so early was this nice golden morning view of the Eiffel Tower.

We traveled to London on te EuroStar ffom the Pont du Nord train station in downtown Paris. This train travels at speeds up to 165 mph, and took us underneath the British Channel to England.

While in Lndon we toured around on Double-Decker buses with guides commenting and on the sights and offering historical context. We also went on tour of the river Thames by boat, which gave us a very interesting perspective of the city.

Here are some of the sites:

Tower of London Bridge

The London Eye (many think of it as the London Eye-sore)

The Tower of St. Stephen, better known as Big Ben

A great spot for Fish and Chips.

Why go to Spain and risk your life running with bulls, when you can go to London and run with pidgeons? Your biggest risk is a few blotches... Fortunatley, Reece came through spotless!

JRT