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Five days off work and today should have been the first of two trips we had planned in London, unfortunately we were unable to make the second trip two days later due to me having a cold and we both were still feeling really tired after a long day today, but there are plenty more opportunities to in the coming weeks.
Like last time it was the 8.28 train from Fareham and today is a lot warmer than last time, but a bit foggy in places, but that is going to clear later, it's supposed to be a sunny day.
The train wasn't busy at all but the odd thing is that coffee now comes tea bag style which made think I had been tea instead, perhaps it's an environmental thing. They also have plug sockets on this train well, which will help to keep me powered throughout the day, although I do have a portable power bank, this has got through many a day when I would normally have run out of juice or had to curtail my phone and internet usage.
We arrived on time and the first thing we needed to do was get an oyster card for Jane which was as straight forward as it could have been, firstly you can only buy them from the underground stations which means finding a lift down then it would seem to be that it costs £5 for the card then you top it up. Doesn't really matter as it's the cheapest way to get around.
We then caught the 211 from outside the station to Sloane Square then had a bit of a wait for the 360, this bus didn't have a card reader at the rear doors where we got on and he set off so fast we didn't get a chance to tag the cards, their loss not ours I suppose.
It's only a short walk to the Natural History Museum but by now it was already starting to get packed out with people who aimlessly wander about.
I really thought this place would have had more to offer, but it seems to be a very confusing layout, even the elevators in the busiest area's were tiny but the less crowded parts they are large and poorly signposted. By now I think we had both started to have had enough of it in here so decided to go.
After fighting our when through the crowds that seem to be getting worse in here we got outside, even then it was still a slog to the street, but only a short walk to the bus stop for the 74 to Hyde Park Corner. From there we changed to the #14 to Piccadilly Circus and walked into Leicester Square.
It's best described as manic here and I'm not really sure what the attraction so we went into spoonz for a couple of drinks. Some things never change and it took forever to get served, we were going to have something to eat in here but it's a cut-down menu so didn't bother. In the end, we went to Macdonald's across the square, then sat outside to eat it where I got to punch a pigeon that was begging, bold as brass it was. There was also some sort of break dance group performing, but they were so crap it was unbearable to watch.
By now it was starting to get on time-wise, so walked down to pigeon head office otherwise know Trafalgar Square, where some sort protest was going on, judging by the faces that were there I would assume it wasn't a patriotic protest for the UK.
A short walk brought us another spoonz called Lord Moon or something just down from Trafalgar Square so had a couple of drinks in there, then got a bus 3 stops to the other side of Westminster Bridge, this was the quickest way I think even though it was more walking. From there it was a short stroll to Sainsbury's to get some beer for the train trip home.
All was well on the ride the ride back and we both had a nice time today, it's more about getting out of our home town than sightseeing so there aren't many photos from today, all that was left to do was go to Tesco to get some beer then now then get the bus home.
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