Lap of London

Today's plan was to drive from the south of London to the north to visit the Royal Air Force Museum. Only a distance of 30 kilometres, but a one-and-a-half-hour drive.

Most London roads now have a speed limit of 20 miles per hour (approx. 30 kilometres per hour). Apparently, the implementation of 20 like per hour speed limits was put in place to increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. Nevertheless, a drive through London can be a demanding task.

We enjoyed the Royal Air Force Museum, with many planes and tales of heroics over the past 100 years of the air force. My favourite plane was the Vulcan Bomber, a huge aircraft with massive wings. The Vulcan bomber was a jet-powered aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War. It was a strategic bomber, which was used for long-range bombing missions.

On our return journey, the navigation system offered a route home through the centre of London. Being the fool I am, I thought it would be a good return home. It would have been okay if I didn't turn left at Hyde Park to do a lap of Piccadilly Circus. For some reason, driving around Piccadilly Cross has been on my bucket list for a long time. It was congested and slow progress. But all you need to make sure you do when driving through the centre of London is to have plenty of patience, stay out of the bus lanes, and pay the congestion charge.En savoir plus