London - Day 1

Thursday
We got the train from down south into London and were met by my cousin James. We're staying with him for the next 3 days in Islington (about a 5 min walk from the Emirates Stadium. The closer I got to his house the dirtier I felt... Arsenal Scum.. (not you James)

After lunch at the Duchess of Kent we headed out on the tube to the Tower of London. We got there late in the day so we didn't go in. Instead we crossed the Tower Bridge and walked along the Thames stopping off at the Anchor hotel for a bevvy. Plenty to see and do around there with Shakespeare's Globe and a pretty good view of the city across the river.

We crossed back over the Thames on the Millennium Bridge and headed up to St Paul's Cathedral where we met James' fiancee Kristy who was just finishing work. Popped into another pub (there's a theme here) called the George for another beer then it was off to Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square & after dinner Piccadilly Circus.

Tomorrow is the big day where we try and see as much as we can and then meet up with our other cousins Paul & Zoe so there will be a whole lot more to write then.

Tally-Ho!