London and back in a day

Gavla04GS

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Cashed in my Festive virgin voucher, and off we toddled today down to the big smoke.
Two and half hours driving down the A11 M11….city awaits
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Straight to Westfield Stratford Car Park to abandon the motor and onto the DLR, to Cutty Sark… driverless trains, witchcraft.

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My voucher was a City Cruise, hop-on hop-off thing so we took the journey to Westminster.
Nice pint of London Pride, observed the VE Day 2-minutes silence with German students and teachers on the vessel.
Passing along the Thames I saw out namesakes area, and my old digs in Wapping and the amazing pub that is Prospect of Whitby
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Then we passed under one of several bridges..
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Good to see a D-Day veteran in the shape of HMS Belfast
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Finally the big wheel as we berthed at Westminster
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Then we set off in a mile yomp up Whitehall, salute the cenotaph and onto tea and cake and glass of 🥂at Soho Wala
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Central line East to Stratford (trains underground? More witchcraft) and drive home. 11 hours door to door, but nice to be away from home!
 


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