3 July 2012

Caught the train to Westminster and spent over two hours exploring Westminster Abbey. Absorbed another huge dose of history.

Moved on to West End/Chinatown district where there are endless theatres and even more pubs and restaurants.

After lunch we went to St. Martins Theatre to see the 24,839th performance of Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" which has been running continuously since 1952.

2 July 2012

Caught the tube to Greenwich and had a look over the "Cutty Sark". This display was opened by the Queen earlier this year after massive restoration works on the ship. The Cutty Sark is the only surviving tea clipper in the world.

Greenwich Park is the oldest urban park in London. It has been temporarily transformed into an equestrian venue for the Olympics. The Dressage Arena (pictured) represents only a part of the whole complex which includes stables, practice arenas, offices, power generation and more. We will be back here to watch Dressage during the Olympics.

In Greenwich Park we also visited the Royal Observatory and the Zero Meridian Line.

 Bussed to North Greenwich and flew back across the Thames on the just opened Emirates Sky Link to the London North Docks area. Wonderful views of the Thames and London from the cable car.