Day 1: London

Sorry for the delay, ya'll. I will try to keep the words to a minimum (mostly so that it is easier for me to manage these updates).

We checked into our 2 bedroom/2 bath penthouse flat (found via Homeaway). We were greeted with a tray of treats and a fantastic view.

Cookies, chocolates, teas, and coffee.

The Tower of London and Tower Bridge from our flat. (Taken with Samsung TL225.)

After settling in, we ventured out to explore our new playground. We wandered across Tower Bridge, through the Borough Market, grabbed a bite to eat a Elliot's Cafe, and spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the Tower of London.

Tower Bridge (I need to find a better way to edit this photo.)

Borough Market Entrance

Pieminister. Looked tasty, but I did not get one.

The US would never allow food to just sit out in open air like this.

Where You Are

J trying to decide what to eat for his first British meal.

Fentimans cola. The waitress called it a "hippie" soda.

Pulled pork terrine with corn bread and pickled apple salad.

Inside the main walls of the Tower of London.

J got speared.

Raven perched on a wall at the Tower of London.

Henry VIII thought very highly of himself...

I took a nap before dinner; all the excitement wore me out.

(Photo credit J. Spies)

For dinner, we headed out into the cold, but just down the street to a place called The Assembly.

Clockwise from top left: Rustic bread appetizer, J's fish and chips,
Japanese Fizz (my girly-foo-foo drink), Duck salad.
(Taken with Samsung TL225)

J and I walk A LOT when we hang out. We do not do it separately, it only happens when we are together. Just to see how much we walk, we mapped out our daily walking routes. According to Google Maps, we covered roughly 4 miles on day 1.

Previously:
Day 1: London - prefunc


*All photos taken by me with Nikon D7000 unless noted.