Eating and Sightseeing In London

On Thursday in London, we had plans to start the day with a food tour.  I read several reviews about the tour and one common piece of advice was do NOT eat before the tour.  So we got ready, skipped breakfast, and headed off to the tube.  Unfortunately, when it was time to switch lines, the line we needed was broken so we had to detour and we were freaking out because now we were cutting it really close.  Thankfully, we just made it--though it took us a minute to find the meeting spot--it was literally across the street, but the map made it look further away.   We enjoyed the food.  Some of the things we tried were:  a bap, fish and chips (honestly, some of the best fish I've ever had),  sausage roll (I don't like sausage, but I liked the breading), a donut (voted the best in London), mead, tea, cider, and more.  The tour included stops in a food market, a church, outdoor picture stops, and a bar.

After that it was off to the Tower of London via Tower Bridge for a couple of hours.  I ran into someone I knew--what are the odds?!  We couldn't decide what to do next so we started walking along the Thames.  We ended up walking all the way down to St. Paul's Cathedral, took pics (didn't go in, I've been there before, the hubs has not), then took the subway back to the hotel.  We had dinner there (the fish and chips was okay, but not as good as the one on the food tour). And that was the end of a mostly lovely London day.

 (Bridget Jones' Diary was filmed here.)

(Trying tea)