OK, here's some pics and a wrapup from Saturday night and my sightseeing on Sunday.
I got out of work at 8:30pm and went back to the hotel at 9. We went to a restaraunt called "Latino" that naturally servered Greek/Cyprus food. We ordered "The Full House" which was 20 plates of food that came in 3 courses. There were things like olives, tabuleh, stuffed grape leaves, pork, chicken, fish, etc.
Here's me with a Giant Kao beer from Cyprus. Notice the Chelmsford shirt. Chelmsford is a town
that is not far away from here:
Some of the plates from the first course:
The waiter took our picture but insisted the people at the next table were to be in it. So, meet our new friends:
On Sunday, we took the train to Slough, and then another one to Paddington. From there, we went into London at Hyde Park. It just so happens today is the London Marathon. See the runners below:
We then got on a bus tour and sat on the cold second deck.This is a huge lion that sits in Tralfagla Square. The sculpter has never seen a lion, so he sculpted his dog, and put a mane on it.
In Hyde Park there is a small section called "Speaker Corner". Basically, anyonoe can go down there, set up a step stool, and start talking about anything they want. The funny thing is, there were 6 people all shouting things at once, which made it noisy.The guy below just stood on his stepladder, sang in Herbew and waved an Israeli flag. As you can see, no one was listening:
This guy had some audience. He was explaining that we were all doomed.
Here's the few from the top of the bus going down Fleet Street
Another view
We are acutally driving out of London at this point. there is a giant statue of a Dragon in the middle of the road. This is suppose to guard the gate of London. He's looking the wrong way, if you ask me.
A Giant Ferris wheel "The Eye" and Big Ben
Look kids, Big Ben, Parliment. the funny thing is, this picture was taken from the EXACT rotary from the movie!
The Tower Bridge, taken from driving over Lodon Bridge
Time for a shower and then a long day tomorrow at work. See ya!
In Hyde Park there is a small section called "Speaker Corner". Basically, anyonoe can go down there, set up a step stool, and start talking about anything they want. The funny thing is, there were 6 people all shouting things at once, which made it noisy.The guy below just stood on his stepladder, sang in Herbew and waved an Israeli flag. As you can see, no one was listening:
This guy had some audience. He was explaining that we were all doomed.
Here's the few from the top of the bus going down Fleet Street
Another view
We are acutally driving out of London at this point. there is a giant statue of a Dragon in the middle of the road. This is suppose to guard the gate of London. He's looking the wrong way, if you ask me.
A Giant Ferris wheel "The Eye" and Big Ben
Look kids, Big Ben, Parliment. the funny thing is, this picture was taken from the EXACT rotary from the movie!
The Tower Bridge, taken from driving over Lodon Bridge
Time for a shower and then a long day tomorrow at work. See ya!
