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Writer's pictureAngie DeWaard

London Town - September 8, 2022

After we finished touring the Palace, Lisa and I spent the rest of the day walking about a bit, grabbing some lunch, and then riding the Tootbus around to see the town in the most efficient manner possible.


What is a Tootbus, you ask? It's basically a hop-on-hop-off tour bus that follows a prescribed circuit of mostly tourist-y things. There are several companies who do this in London, so obviously after I made sure prices were fairly equal among them, we chose the one with "Toot" in the name. (I'd like to note at this juncture that I am a publicly-elected official. Anyway.)


Here are just a very few photos from both atop and inside the double-decker Tootbus. We had to switch places several times due to just so much rain.



Big Ben in front of storm clouds
I really like the Palace of Westminster, both inside and out. That isn't exactly a hot take, but it is beautiful and ornate and Guy Fawkes-y.

Big Ben in black and white.
Big Ben also lends itself well to black and white, which is a happy thing in my book.

The South Bank Lion statue in front of the London Eye.
The South Bank Lion statue dates back to 1837. The London Eye does not.

Old London buildings in front of the London Eye.
I don't really know much about this neighborhood, but I loved the juxtaposition of the old buildings in front of the London Eye.

Just in case you're interested, and I don't really expect you to be - I much prefer the UK to France, based off of my now five to seven days in each (which is a tiny little drop in the bucket). There are plethora reasons, and I'm sure many would disagree, but that's my power ranking of the two.

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bennett
bennett
Nov 26, 2024

Having never been to Europe in my uneducated opinion, Paris is better than London. There isn't a show called Emily in London. Game. Set. Match.


My favorite picture is of the old neighborhood with the eye in the background. Did you ride the Eye?

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Angie DeWaard
Angie DeWaard
Dec 27, 2024
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I would also like to go back to Paris for two big reasons:


  • My friend Lisa isn’t huge into art, so we sort of sped through the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay. I would love to go back to d’Orsay in particular, to Giverney to visit the Monet museum and water lilies bridge, maybe hit the Rodan museum, and for sure visit Musée de l'Orangerie.

  • There is a park that has a tethered hot air balloon you can ride for cheap with 50 of your closest friends. Lisa was scared of heights so she didn’t want to ride - although she totally was happy to wait on the ground for me, I woul…

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