London Tour, August 22/2014

This is our day as arranged by Premium tours.
Here is the summary of the tour we took. We had a wake up call for six.
We had breakfast downstairs and it was very nice. Then we made our way to Victoria Station. It was like a zoo. There were hundreds of people and they were headed in every different direction from Budapest to Hong Hong.
But we found the correct gate and managed to be on board on time.

Our Bus

Total London full day tour with the London Eye

Tour code: L5 Includes private tour of the Tower of London - see the Crown Jewels. Private guided tour of the Tower of London with Yeoman Warder Be the first group to visit the Crown Jewels Further tour of the Tower by Yeoman Warder plus free time to explore Panoramic drive seeing the icons of London; Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament and the London Eye and much more See Changing of the Guard - subject to availability Thames River Cruise - see St Paul's Cathedral, the Globe Theatre and much more Visit St Paul's Cathedral with professional guide and fast entry ticket Flight on the London Eye Tower of London - private tour away from the crowds.. Following our coach drive past some of London's most famous landmarks including Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament we arrive at the Tower of London where we are met on the middle drawbridge by our very own Yeoman Warder. Leading us into this world heritage site before it opens to the public our Beefeater will take us on a private guided tour explaining the history behind this fortress of imprisonment and torture. we are also the first group to see the Crown Jewels before enjoying some free time to explore on our own. Why not visit Traitors Gate, the armouries or the Bloody Tower? And keep an eye out for the famous Ravens. Tradition has it that if the Ravens leave the Tower the monarch will fall! We drove around the city past many landmarks and then we met out BeefEater Chris. He gave us a grand guided tour. We could have spent days here and not hours. The Tower, or at least one part of it. Our Beef Eater Chris. Poppy Memorial at the tower. Ken and a suit of Armour Changing the Guard Departing the Tower we head to The Mall to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony as one of the Queens Foot Guard Household Regiments march from St. James Palace to Buckingham Palace to military music dressed in their world famous tunics and busbies.* This we could not do because it only happens every other day. Thames River Cruise & Westminster Abbey Next we take a short cruise on the River Thames as we enjoy excellent views of St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeares Globe and then take a break for lunch. After lunch we have a photo stop at Westminster Abbey. Actually just a way to get from point A to point B St. Paul's Cathedral We start the afternoon part of our tour with a visit to St Paul's Cathedral. This masterpiece was designed in 1673 by Sir Christopher Wren, our tour will include listening to the 1695 organ that Mendelssohn once played and visi the tombs of Nelson and Wellington. With your professional tour guide you can also test the unique acoustics of the Whispering Gallery, not usually visited by tour groups. On Sundays when viewing is restricted, there will be an opportunity to enter and enjoy one of the services. See following post London Eye Standing at an amazing 135 metres above the centre of London, the London Eye is the worlds highest observation wheel and offers magnificent panoramic views - on a clear day is is possible to see as far as Windsor Castle!  Tour will finish at London-eye. Loved it, see separate post