Jen & Mark's Travels: London in a day

Saturday, March 14

We had another early morning, bright eyed and bushy tailed we were headed to the airport by 4:00am. We arrived at our hotel in London around 9:00am. Our hotel (The Park Inn) was great – exactly what we needed, it looked like a room in an Ikea catalog. The hotel staff was nice enough to let us check in a few hours early (check in was at 3:00pm.) After crashing for a few hours we headed into the city.

Lunch was our first destination. We hit the Hard Rock Cafe, found it on the first try with no problems at all maneuvering the underground tunnels. Jen seems to have mastered getting around Central London without a map. Spring had arrived in full force in London, the flowering trees were in bloom and the fields of spring flowers were such a refreshing sight. We walked over to Buckingham Palace, (the queen was at Windsor) strolled along the Birdcage Walk to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. Our time in London wasn’t just spent seeing the typical tourist spots, we were on a mission for a souvenir for Jen's Mom. We went to Covent Garden, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly Circus, Harrods and every little shop we could find. After hours of walking and wandering we decided it was time to head back to the hotel to pack everything up for our trip home. (Needless to say, we finally found what we were searching for the next morning at the airport.)