A little walk in London...
So, here it goes… the little walk that turned into a six hour walk! Yes, Greg’s parents’ are in town – completely jetlagged - without any sleep the night before… off they were on our official walking tour of London. They wanted to walk around the city and get some fresh air… well, I think they were satisfied! I have to admit the tour just gets better every time!
The official tour began at approximately 10:30 am with an absolute complete tour of our College. Then, we proceeded to a little coffee shop for a quick replenishment of energy – after all, the Koster’s need their coffee. At this point, fatigue started to come through one of the member of our troop (Mrs. Koster). This is where it was decided that executive action was required to save the day. Immediately rushed out of the coffee shop, the member was doing better - the fresh spring air and the sun shinning did the trick. The energy level came back. With all members of the troop in full shape… off we were attempting to make our way down Lambs’ Conduit Street. Things quickly became more complicated that they first appeared. One of our member (Mr. Koster) was constantly getting distracted at every historical marking and little shop along the way.
We did manage to make our way down to Covent Garden. What a beautiful day it was. With the streets performers in full swing, the smells of the market and the music in the air… what a treat we were in for! From there, off we were to the theatre district (Leicester Square) and then China Town. Yes, we did cover the area very well. With the sun shining it was quite an enjoyable afternoon.
Remember, we are still on day one… then we went off to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. We did check out the Picasso to Monet exhibition. It was quite impressive! After, the National Gallery, we took the Government turn on Whitehall street, walking down towards the Parliament buildings, we did manage to see a change of the guards and what appeared to be the stables, we also saw 10 Downing Street (the Prime Minister's residence) then we were off to Westminster Abbey. The troop’s morale was a bit down when we realized that Westminster Abbey was closed to tourists that afternoon. That’s when one brilliant member of our party (Mrs. Koster) got in line for the service that was taking place. Yes, we did get a great sneak peak inside the Abbey.
We then walked passed the Parliament Buildings along the River Thames to the Victoria Embankment. As we were about to call it a day... and fatigue once again started to set in... the unthinkable happened... At the corner of a busy street near Trafalgar Square… who do we see… Mr. and Mrs. Montague (Greg’s family friends)! Unbelievable! They had just arrived this morning in London (from St.-Catharines) and we bumped into them! What a coincidence!
Remember… all of this in one day and what a day it was! We then met up with Greg who had class all day and went to a typical English pub for some nice fish and chips! The troops are now in bed - they deserve it! Let’s just wait and see what day 2 has in store… Below, are some pictures…
The official tour began at approximately 10:30 am with an absolute complete tour of our College. Then, we proceeded to a little coffee shop for a quick replenishment of energy – after all, the Koster’s need their coffee. At this point, fatigue started to come through one of the member of our troop (Mrs. Koster). This is where it was decided that executive action was required to save the day. Immediately rushed out of the coffee shop, the member was doing better - the fresh spring air and the sun shinning did the trick. The energy level came back. With all members of the troop in full shape… off we were attempting to make our way down Lambs’ Conduit Street. Things quickly became more complicated that they first appeared. One of our member (Mr. Koster) was constantly getting distracted at every historical marking and little shop along the way.
We did manage to make our way down to Covent Garden. What a beautiful day it was. With the streets performers in full swing, the smells of the market and the music in the air… what a treat we were in for! From there, off we were to the theatre district (Leicester Square) and then China Town. Yes, we did cover the area very well. With the sun shining it was quite an enjoyable afternoon.
Remember, we are still on day one… then we went off to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. We did check out the Picasso to Monet exhibition. It was quite impressive! After, the National Gallery, we took the Government turn on Whitehall street, walking down towards the Parliament buildings, we did manage to see a change of the guards and what appeared to be the stables, we also saw 10 Downing Street (the Prime Minister's residence) then we were off to Westminster Abbey. The troop’s morale was a bit down when we realized that Westminster Abbey was closed to tourists that afternoon. That’s when one brilliant member of our party (Mrs. Koster) got in line for the service that was taking place. Yes, we did get a great sneak peak inside the Abbey.
We then walked passed the Parliament Buildings along the River Thames to the Victoria Embankment. As we were about to call it a day... and fatigue once again started to set in... the unthinkable happened... At the corner of a busy street near Trafalgar Square… who do we see… Mr. and Mrs. Montague (Greg’s family friends)! Unbelievable! They had just arrived this morning in London (from St.-Catharines) and we bumped into them! What a coincidence!
Remember… all of this in one day and what a day it was! We then met up with Greg who had class all day and went to a typical English pub for some nice fish and chips! The troops are now in bed - they deserve it! Let’s just wait and see what day 2 has in store… Below, are some pictures…
Greg's parents in Covent Garden...
The National Gallery...
Changing of the Guards....
posted by Les Kosters at 3:00 PM
3 Comments:
Impressed! Your photo taking skills are getting better with each entry :) DH
Thank you! ;o) annick
Hi Greg & Annick,
Finally, I found time to visit your
space. You two are the most charmed, (deservingly so), young couple I know.
What I don't understand is where
you find the time to do all this activity AND study to achieve such top marks. (Where are you hiding the clones?)
One eensy-weensy comment:
As the self-appointed "Canadian English" spelling police, how about setting your spellcheck to Canadian English and make your "favourite" auntie proud?
(tee hee)
Love from Marg
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