Europe 2007

Yesterday we shopped up a storm around London. I bought three pairs of shoes from French Sole and Nick bought several items of clothing from Topshop Men.

It's amazing how many shopping areas there are scattered around London and also how easy it is to navigate the tube.

Among the places we visited were:
- Picadilly Circus
- Oxford Street
- Selfridges
- H&M
- Fortnum and Mason
- Topshop
- Chelsea
- Lilly Whites - where we bought football strips at unbelievable prices

The London Eye was the next attraction on our list - with spectacular 360 degree views of London, reaching heights of 135 metres above the ground, situated on the banks of the river Thames.

The London Eye

View from the London Eye

The London Eye Sunset

We went for dinner at The Big Easy in Chelsea with an expat Aussie mate, Liam and had a few drinks. Alas, after midnight most pubs shut down and we couldn't find anywhere to kick on, so headed home.

Today we visited the Tower of London - magnificent in all its historical splendour and chequered past. We experienced the grand tour given by a Beefeater.

The Tower of London

A Beefeater

Nick's highlight was food poisoning (god forbid) from the chicken burger at The Big Easy, throwing up in a bin at the tower. He's upstairs sleeping it off now, poor boy.

After that it was all downhill, we visited the Tate Modern which was fantastic however Nick was feeling quite ill by that point so we headed home.

The saga continutes tomorrow when hopfully Nick will recover from his food poisoning (fingers crossed)...

(ps. recently added - photos on the map - click on the countries we have visited to check them out!)