We were straight back on the tube & surfaced again at Piccadilly Circus (above). Julie lives in London & was our tour guide for the day (and the next few). 
The girls wanted to stop at New Zealand House (above) for some reason (something to do with country of birth or some rot).
Just around the corner is Trafalgar Square (above). Tourist central! There are 4 plinths on the corners of the square & one of them has a changing feature. When we were there, there was a huge (Lord Nelson's) ship in a bottle occupying the spot (below).
There were the obligatory tourist shots like the phone box.
There were the obligatory tourist shots like the phone box.
We stopped for lunch at a pub near Trafalgar Square before continuing on our tour.
The soldiers at the Royal Cavalry were interesting with their funny hats, even funnier crutch high boots & their even funnier high knee marching.
Next door to the cavalry is No.10 behind it's wall of steel bars.
No tour around central London is complete without a visit to Westminster Abbey.
We wandered past Scotland Yard. 
We spent some time in St James's Park. There's a bridge across the lake where you can look west & see Buckingham Palace (above) & east to the Royal Cavalry (below). 
Strangely the lake is home to Canada Geese amongst a myriad of other waterfowl. 
Grey squirrels are all over St James's park (& all the other London parks). They're extremely cheeky & not even slightly afraid of humans.
Kerri & Julie took the tour of Churchill's war rooms. I opted out with some jet lag issues.
We got our first proper look at the London Eye. It wouldn't be the last time. You can see it from all over the city. 
Later in the afternoon we crossed the Thames so we could see the tourist attractions from another angle. The Houses of Parliament (below) are unobstructed from the South Bank.
Below is the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background.
The Globe Theatre is also along the South Bank.
We were getting pretty weary by sunset when we got our first good look at the Tower Bridge.
The soldiers at the Royal Cavalry were interesting with their funny hats, even funnier crutch high boots & their even funnier high knee marching.
Next door to the cavalry is No.10 behind it's wall of steel bars.
No tour around central London is complete without a visit to Westminster Abbey.
We wandered past Scotland Yard. 
We spent some time in St James's Park. There's a bridge across the lake where you can look west & see Buckingham Palace (above) & east to the Royal Cavalry (below). 
Strangely the lake is home to Canada Geese amongst a myriad of other waterfowl. 
Grey squirrels are all over St James's park (& all the other London parks). They're extremely cheeky & not even slightly afraid of humans.
Kerri & Julie took the tour of Churchill's war rooms. I opted out with some jet lag issues.We got our first proper look at the London Eye. It wouldn't be the last time. You can see it from all over the city. Later in the afternoon we crossed the Thames so we could see the tourist attractions from another angle. The Houses of Parliament (below) are unobstructed from the South Bank.
Below is the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background.
The Globe Theatre is also along the South Bank.
We were getting pretty weary by sunset when we got our first good look at the Tower Bridge.
