Four Corners

Hello from the rather posh Raddison Edwardian Hampshire smack bang in the middle of Leicester Square (DAS NICE). We decided to move somewhere a bit more central for our last night in London as we're off to see Grease (take 2) tonight. Looking outside our window I can see people busily setting up for the premier of 'Sex and the City 2' at the Odeon Cinema next door. How I wish we were still in London tomorrow night to see the stars strut the red carpet - but alas tonight is our last night in London as tomorrow we're off to Amsterdam!

Since our last blog post we've had another fantastic two days in London - kicking off with a full English breakfast yesterday morning! Yum! Once the bacon, sausage, eggs, beans and toast had digested we headed off on another mammoth walk around the city. Our first stop was the Bevis Marks Synagogue to research a bit of Stu's family history. Apparently his great, great, great, great, great grandfather David Nieto founded this synagogue in 1701- the first in Britain! Walking into the synagogue, Stu was horrified to find out we had to each pay 4 pounds to enter (he's definitely a Jew at heart). He was then asked to cover his head with a skull cap. Me being the silly blonde that I am thought that this also applied to me and reaching for a skull cap I was quickly shut down by the Jewish doorman - "This is not for women"! Oops! Anyway we went inside for a quick looksee - feeling that little bit more cultured than we we arrived!

From the Synagogue we headed south to Tower Bridge where the true nerd in me came out in full force - what a fantastic structure! A million photographs later, we finally reaching the other side of the bridge and decided that a soft serve ice-cream was in order (with flake i might add). Ice cream in hand we meandered along the river towards London Bridge, where we crossed the river and headed to Covent Garden for lunch with Bianca - hand model and stylist to the stars!

Later that night we boarded the central line for a claustrophobic ride to Snaresbrook to visit Jon & Katie for dinner at their place. Usually the tube is quite a pleasant ride, however we made the mistake of travelling during peak hour and now understand how sardines must feel. Each stop was the same - one person off, three or four on! Nightmare! I did actually catch a bad case of the giggles watching Stu's patience wain with each passing stop! ha ha! Anyway we finally arrived at Snaresbrook and thanked god for the fresh (chilly) air while we waiting to Jon! This traumatic experience aside we had a fantastic night with Jon and Katie (amazing dinner - thanks guys!). I should also note that their cat Theodor had an uncanny likeness to Meetu - could they be related?

In comparison to yesterday, today was quite a lazy day really. We wondered around exploring our new digs (Leicester Sq, Piccadilly and Regent St). Stu also finally won the 'suitable footwear' argument which we've been having since we left Australia and we both invested in a pair of sensible, less than fashionable walking shoes for Europe {Stu: I told you so.......}. We then caught up for a seafood lunch with Siobhan, Cathi and Tim - mussels in white wine and garlic! Yum!

We're now off to see Grease (take 2)...... bye for now xxx

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