Anniversary Adventure LONDON

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Our overnight flight arrived in London Heathrow just as dawn was breaking. The light peeking over the thick clouds as we began our descent was beautiful. The cloudy sky soon turned a beautiful blue filled with white, fluffy clouds.

London

Around the corner from the National Portrait Gallery is The National Gallery where we viewed amazing works by Cézanne, Seurat, Monet, van Dyck, Rubens, van Gogh, Michelangelo, Raphael, da Vinci, Botticelli to name just a few.

Inside The National Gallery, London
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

Trafalgar Square, London, England

Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. From the 14th to the late 17th century, much of the area occupied by Trafalgar Square was the courtyard of the Great Mews stabling, which served Whitehall Palace.

In the early 18th century, the mews area was cleared. In 1812 the architect John Nash set about developing‘a new street from Charing Cross to Portland Place forming an open square in the Kings Mews opposite Charing Cross’. He wanted the space to be a cultural space, open to the public. In 1830, it was officially named Trafalgar Square. source

 The National Gallery at Trafalgar Square

Late afternoon clouds began to gather while at Trafalgar Square.

Such a vibrant and exciting open area (I really liked the Anti-Theft Cross-Body Bag.  It was comfortable to wear, kept everything safe and I wore it from the time I left the hotel until I returned so you will see it in every photo)

After all the walking we had done, a 2 1/2 hour Original Bus Tour provided a lovely overview and interesting drive all through London highlighting the gorgeous buildings and places.

This is how it looked when we began the bus tour

King’s Cross station

After the bus tour it was a tube ride back to King’s Cross station and a short walk to our hotel for much needed sleep. We had been up for more than 33 hours with only a brief nap on the airplane.

London time was 5 hours ahead of our local time but we did not experience jet lag. Just too excited, I guess.