To the tube....

In Cambridge  we packed our bags,  checked out of our accommodation and after Tim's  session ended set off  for London! We spent a little over an  hour  traversing the English countryside  that  was  dotted with farms, crops growing in pretty straight  lines and  hillsides covered  with livestock.  The train  was  surprisingly windy  but we weren't complaining as the day was  quite  warm.  Before we knew  it we  had  arrived in  London at the  King's Cross  Train  Station.

We had purposefully booked a hotel just around  the corner so we  were  checked in  within a half  an hour. After Cambridge and our two  twin beds this  new  hotel  with a full size seemed luxurious. :)

Then we were  off to explore!  We  bought  an  Oyster card  for me as  Tim had already  had  one from his  trip last year. In Wellington  we have  Snapper cards for the  bus but  London has Oyster for buses and  'the tube'  or  Underground.

I've read about the tube but didn't really  know what to  expect. But there wasn't much time for  thought as first thing we were tagging on  to ride a few stops. When we  came out of the tube station and popped up to street  level Tim said, "What do we have here?". I looked up and saw none other than Big Ben! This photo  is  terrible but  the memory is  attached to it.  :)

After I spent some time gaping we walked,  amongst throngs  of people, alongside the Thames to  take in the London Eye and sit down to  a  cool  beer (Timmy) and cider (me). :) Later on we tubed back to base and  collapsed into bed completely exhausted from  the conference, traveling and walking.