The Great London Walk

To say that we did a lot of walking today would be an understatement. Overall, we walked 24km around London. First stop was the Globe Theatre, before heading for London Bridge via Borough Market.

The view of Tower Bridge from London Bridge made for a perfect photo opportunity. From there, we walked through Whitechapel to St Paul's Cathedral and then onto Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and St James's Park.

We had high expectations of Buckingham Palace, but from the outside, it was a little underwhelming. We overheard one British tourist say "it's not as impressive as the Vatican City". Indeed, the Thai Palace in Bangkok is much more impressive.

After the anticlimax of Buckingham Palace, we ventured into Green Park then onto Mayfair and Soho. On the way home, we stumbled upon the National Portrait Gallery, and what a great find it was. We both love Tudor and Stuart history. It was great to see the portraitures up close rather than in books.Read more