Ireland/Scotland/London 2024

It’s our last day in London. We have a late check out at the hotel so we have until 12 to see something. Karry & Graham were going to Westminster Abbey so I went with them. Millie decided to stay and organise her suitcase ready for our trip home.

I was keen to see Big Ben and as it is very close to Westminster Abbey that was no problem. It is really beautiful and the day is spectacular so a great time to see things. We caught the subway in and out with no problems.

Westminster Abbey is just around the corner, and the line to get in, if you aren’t prebooked is already quite long. We waited about 20 minutes and paid 29 pounds each to enter the Abbey but it was so worth it.

We didn’t realise so many people have been buried at the Abbey. It’s a bit of a Tardis, it looks quite compact from the outside, inside seems to go on forever, different altars, different rooms, so many tombs. Really you could have stayed there for hours and not seen everything, our attention span is not that long and we are on a bit of a tight schedule.

After another photo shoot with Big Ben, we figured Millie would be getting anxious for us to get back so back on the underground for a quick trip home.

We’re having lunch today at The Summerhouse, an easy 10 minute walk from our hotel. As soon as we left the hotel the skies opened up in the heaviest downpour we’ve had the whole trip. Luckily a taxi came along to save us. He hadn’t heard of our restaurant but I had the directions on my phone so we got there and taught a London cabbie something on the way.

Lunch was delicious and the restaurant lovely and quite busy too. Bubbles, salmon, calamari, fish cakes and lamb rump - they were all a hit. The mango and coconut rice pudding we got for dessert grew on us after a few bites and since we only had one between us we managed to finish it off nicely. This was a great place to finish off our days of eating in London.

We had a few hours to kill before heading to the airport so we got the Underground to Piccadilly Circus to buy a few souvenirs. Had a walk around Trafalgar Square while we were there.

A cup of tea back at the hotel and to keep Millie and Graham from getting to the airport way too early, we had a cocktail as well. The train station is quite close to the hotel but it’s a bit convoluted getting to it with suitcases. Luckily someone else was leaving the hotel at the same time and he knew the way. Thank goodness because it was even more complicated than we thought. It was not an easy train station to navigate but luckily our friend helped us find our way. Easy check in and security when we eventually got there, a quick bite to eat and we were on our way.Read more