The European Adventure: Day 5 and 6

To get from Dublin to London we had to take a ferry from the port to Holyhead (in Wales) and then take a train to London. The journey lasted from 7 am until 4:30 pm and gave us great views of the English countryside. The pictures from the train don't really do the scenery justice so there no point in posting them.

Holyhead

Our first night in London we went to dinner after searching for an hour for our hostel. I don't know what this was but I put it on my salad.

All the travelling made us tired so we called it a night.

Day 6

I got up and navigated the tube with my oyster card and somehow found Citibank. After people-watching in a Starbucks I went to meet up with Adrian and Mickey for a city tour. The walking tour was run by the same company we used in Dublin and toured royal London.

The Wellington Arch used to have a statue of the Duke of Wellington on top, but the queen had it removed because the horse's ass faced the royal palace. The arch was built to show France how to build a real arch and once housed London's smallest police station.

The nest stop was Buckingham Palace, the home of the queen. She was away, so we couldn't say hi and tell her about democracy.

This was as close as we could get to the guards. Up until a few years ago you could take pictures with them but a tourist decided it would be funny to march alongside the guard. The guard physically assaulted him and now they are roped off from the public.

Adrian, being a tourist

Me, protecting the prince's palace

The next stop was the finest gentleman's club in London. It cost 15,000 pounds to belong and you have to be recommended by 3 other members. Also there is a long waiting list and for the privilege of being on it you have to pay 5,000 pounds per year. I was ready to join until I found out a gentleman's club on this side of the Atlantic is someplace where men gather to talk.

Trafalgar Square was next, the most touristy place in London

Where the Queen has her birthday celebrations. When the Olympics come to London in 2012 the women's beach volleyball event will be held here. The London Eye is in the background.

Some more pictures from yesterday are below. London has been dreary and the people have been friendly. We met a group of Australians who we went to a pub with last night. Everything is going well, we'll be in London for 2 more days.