Escaping the drilling.....

 

Today was supposed to be a normal day at work-at-home.

However, we had the mains gas supply to the building shut off on 7th November because of a leak and today, they were starting work on fixing it, and it's the connection to the actual building.  And just before lunch, the drilling started.  We couldn't cope with having to listen to it while trying to work, so Andrea's boss said OK to have the day off as annual vacation time.  

So we did!!

We scooted up to the train station and we're going somewhere!!

That's Millwall football stadium...

And there's the Shard!!

They've got twinkly lights on!!

Well, well.....!

Going over Borough Market here....

And into Blackfriars Bridge.  We didn't get off there though....

We got off here!!!

OH!!  There's a brookstick!

That's a fancy book!

OH!!  They got an Emerald City Christmas tree!!

Oh wow!!

And you can peek inside through little windows!

Oh wow, that's amazing!!

And Fortnums have a new window display!

With Wols and Mice in it!!

We came out onto Euston Road and decided to have lunch next because we're starving hungry!

So we wandered down here....

And came here but they're closed on Monday lunchtimes! 

Bugger.....

So we went back the way we came and decided to go somewhere else we really like.

Here's the bus stop we need....

We got the number 30 bus!  We need to do this one end to end one day

And we're off!

We got off here just past Islington Green!

And we came here to Mam and Lez!!

They got funny place mats here

We got a fizzy drink....

And then we got moules mariniere wiv fries!!!

ABSOLUTE YUMBO!!!

After an absolutely FAB lunch, we scooted off again...

And went to see Bob's statue again.

And then went off to the bus stop here.  It's starting to get a bit dark now...

We got the number 30 again

And we're off!

And we got off here back where we started!

But we're not going home just yet....

We're popping in here first.

We bought a ticket for £4 to come and see an expedition!

It's about the Silk Road trade route.

Well, a place called Dunhuang specifically which is in between Tibet and Mongolia, with Samarkand to the left and the wild China seas to the right.

It was only a small expedition but it was really interesting!!!  They found a cave in Dunhuang with old scrolls in in dating back thousands and THOUSANDS of years!!!  Very interesting!

We had a quick look round the gift shop but didn't buy anything this time.

And then it was time to come home!

So went back to the station!

And went past Fortnums again!

It's been fun to get away from the loud drilling noise!

We had to wait a bit for our train but that's OK

We went back over Blackfriars Bridge....

Back over Borough Market

Past Southwark Cathedral

Past Tower Bridge.....

ALLLL the way back to Brighton!!!!

And then had a little walk the other end to get home!!!

Picasso expedition and buses......

We got up proper early for a Sunday......

And we hightailed it up to Hove Train Station!!  We're going somewhere!!!

The train was super busy so we couldn't take any pictures.  But we came to London!!!

We used the facilities at the station and left them a CD.

OH!!!  There's only 2 buses and they're not going anywhere!!

There's a big Remembrance parade in central London so there's lots of road closures this morning, so we can't get a bus to where we want to go.

So we went onto the Underground and got The Tube.

And we ended up here!!!!

We like this station because it has lots of mosaics on the walls.

They're really pretty!!!

And this is where we came out!

We walked up Tottenham Court Road a bit and then went onto Great Russell Street and left a floppy disc on a railing!!

We're at the British Museum!!!

We're going to see an expedition!!

We had to go to the back of the building and then get the elevator to the 4th floor, and came here!!

Oh wow, these are interesting!!!

Picasso did lots of different types of printing....

including etching and linoprinting.....

We like this one!

After a good look round at all the pictures, we came back downstairs and had a rummage around the gift shop (we'll show you later!)

We had a little wander round to decide where to go for lunch and we found another mosaic!

And we decided to come here for lunch!!  It got a bit drizzly outside and fish & chips is the best comfort food for drizzly weather!

So we got fizzy drink.....

and an e-NOR-mous plaice wiv chips!!!!! And we scarfed the WHOLE LOT!!!

Then we went to see what the buses were doing and left a floppy disc here!

They've got the Christmas deccies out now....!

Aha, here's the bus stop.

BUS BINGO ALERT!!!  We got the number 19!!

They got a CD!

And we're off!!

We went past Chinatown....

It's pretty!

And got to Piccadilly Circus where we were held up a little bit.

Because there's a parade coming down from Regents Street into Haymarket, we think part of the Remembrance Sunday parade.

We made a little video, you can just about hear the brass band.

There's some more Christmas decorations up, but you can't really see them.

We got off at Princes Arcade - they have pretty lights up!!

And then we walked back a little to Fortnum & Masons!!!  They have decorations up too!!

See?!?!

Oh these are lovely!!

LET'S GO IN!!!  (we'll show you later!)

When we'd finished shopping we came out and almost walked off but heard some tinkling music.... their clock is a musical clock!!

Look what happens!!!

There's Burlington Arcade....

That's pretty too!

Then we went back to the bus stop to get another bus

BUS BINGO ALERT!!!  We got the number 24!!

We gave them a floppy disc

And we're off!!

It's definitely getting a bit dank and manky outside....

There's Green Park

Ooo it's getting posh down here!

We got off near Pimlico station and found some manhole covers!!

And this is our next bus stop.  

BUS BINGO ALERT!!!  We got the 360!

They got a floppy disc too!

And we're off!!

We're down by the Thames now, and that's Battersea Power Station on the other side.

Definitely getting manky.....

Then we reached the Michelin building!!

They've got pretty tiles on the outside!

We like this building!!

And we got off at South Kensington Station!!  Our next bus arrives at the same bus stop so we don't have to go anywhere.

There's the Natural History Museum at the top of the road there!

BUS BINGO ALERT!!!  It's the C1!

We gave them a floppy disc too!

There's the V&A museum....

And there's Horrids!!!  Ooo, the outside is decorated by the looks of it!

OOOoooo!!

Oh wow!!!

Look at that!!!

Oh this is fun, seeing all this!

Those are gold, those decorations!!

Very posh shops round here too!!

That's Cartier there, we won't be shopping there.

Ooooo!

More Ooooo!!

AHA!!!  That's the National Audit building there opposite the Victoria Coach station!!

We got off at the last stop and left a CD on the railing here.

And it's time to go home!!

We didn't have to wait too long for our train and we got a window seat too!

And we're off!!! There's Battersea Power Station again!!

And we're back at Brighton Station!!!  There was a bus ready and about to go outside so we jumped on before they went without us!!

And we got off here!!!

We got some postcards  from the British Museum....

Including some from the expedition we saw!

And a bus medal!!  We might make that a bingo prize....

And we got coffee and chocolates from Fortnums.

These are Andrea's Mum's Chrimbo prezzie.

What?  More Chocolates?

For us??!

OOOOOoooo!!!!

These are tiramisu chocolates and they're a little alcoholic!!

And Andrea got a bubble bar for herself.....

what a fun day out!!!