London Day 6

Wednesday morning we took the bus over to the London Eye. We got a banana covered in chocolate and sprinkles as we waited in line... which I didn't think was very good, but Sam sure seemed to enjoy it. The line was pretty long to get up there, but once we got in the pod, it was worth it! So cool to see the city like that! It would have been much more romantic if there weren't 20 more people in there, but at least we had someone to take our picture!



After the London Eye, we took a ferry down the River Thames. It was pretty fun! We stopped at the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge, but decided to come back another day when we had more time to look around as it was already pretty late in the day.

Confession: Prior to visiting London, we were both in the vast majority of people that mistake the Tower Bridge for the London Bridge--which is actually a pretty ordinary bridge just west of the Tower Bridge. For hundreds of years, London only had one bridge crossing the Thames at any given time. As one would was destroyed, another one was built. Whatever bridge was in place at the time was referred to as "London Bridge."

(I saw this Ben and Jerry's vending machine while we were waiting for the Ferry. It made me happy! haha)

We took the ferry all the way to Greenwich. Don't make fun of me, but for some reason I always thought Greenwich was in Switzerland... not sure why. Haha. So it was a surprise to me we could go there! We actually got there after the Observatory was closed, but we still got to see the huge green laser that shows the path of the prime meridian. It was pretty awesome! I think my favorite part was when I asked Sam what time it was when we were walking back to the river. He said it was probably about 9:30 or so. Then we saw a clock and it was only 5! It was quite dark outside!



We then went back to Canary Wharf where we got to see one of the KPMG offices (the company Sam works for) at One Canada Square. Though it is soon to be surpassed, it is currently the tallest building in the entire United Kingdom. Canary Wharf also has some great shopping. Man I LOVED the shops in London!

One Canada Square is the one in the middle with the point on the top.