We went out today to make a start on the new bus bingo cards!!
So up to the bus stop.....
And then arrived at the train station!!
We got on our train and got a window seat! Hurrah
And we're off!!! It was really quiet on the train today because everybody else was going to Brighton for the half marathon and football match!
Ooo, graffiti!!
We went a slightly different way on the train because we're not stopping at London Bridge
And we got off here!!
We used the facilities and left a free book on the door!
Right ho, where to now, Jeeves?
We're going this way!
But not up those stairs.
We got to this bus stop..... which one are we getting?
We left a card here while we waited.
That's St Paul's up there.
HURRAH!! We got a T15 bus which is a special tourist bus between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill - and it was free!!!
We've got a bit further to go, though, so we waited for another bus.
Which was this one!! First bus bingo number of the day!
We got off at Aldgate and waited here for another bus.
We left another card here too!
Oo that's pretty!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the 115!!
They also got a card!
OOoooo there's the Jack the Chipper's restaurant - oops almost missed it!! Wonder where we're going? Sandy Bear might have an idea....
We saw a decorated building over there!
And some posh houses!
Oo-er, that looks a bit burnt out.
That's the Limehouse Mission building!
And a church!
oh wow!
And we got off here at Canning Town!!!
It's nearly lunchtime now so we're going off somewhere for lunch because we're hungry
Ooo it's a little playground area!
And we found an oversized string of beads!! Excellent!!
And then we came here....!
It's an Italian place.
Andrea got me a beer as big as I am!!!
And a pepperoni pizza! It was yummy!!
After lunch we went back to Canning Town bus station to get our next bus
And we got really confused..... the TfL webpage for the 129 bus shows on the map that the bus stops at Canning Town but it doesn't. We asked somebody what to do and they said either get the Underground or it's a 20 minute walk (and told us the wrong direction!!) So we ended up getting the Underground to North Greenwich.
(Ed's note: we could've got the 330 bus from Canning Town to West Silvertown and then changed to the 129 bus to North Greenwich. We'll have to remember that for next time!)
So at North Greenwich, we found the right bus stop for.....
The 129 bus!!!!! We went one stop and then......
....headed back to North Greenwich, and that's the O2 stadium over there!
We headed back to the same bus stop as before.
And then got the 188 bus! Whew.....!
We saw the O2 stadium again!
And then headed back towards Central London
This is turning into quite an adventure!!
Apparently this is quite a long bus ride to the other end....
Oh That's Greenwich Maritime Museum!! It used to be a royal palace you know, back when Henry 8th was chopping people's heads off.
We did a video too!
There's Greenwich Market over there! We've been there
We also spotted another Jack the Chippers restaurant!!! We weren't quick enough with the camera though.
There's Union Wharf!
They don't have interesting buildings along this road.
But there's more graffiti!!
Ooo! This is the Surrey Quays part of town, I think.
And there's Canada Water Library!! Me and Bob T Bear have been there!!
Wonder where we're going now?
Ooo there's the Shard!
This is an interesting ride, isn't it?!
Oh, we're on Tower Hill Road now!! Tower Bridge is down there....!
Suddenly there was an announcement that instead of going to Tottenham Court Road, the bus was stopping at Bricklayers Arms instead....
So we got off at the next stop to wait for another bus, because we don't know where Bricklayers Arms is.
Sounds like it's a pub though...!!
So.... we got a choice of two buses now. Hmmm.....
So we got the number 1 bus because it stops closest to where we want to go!!!
We went past some more posh buildings....
And saw more graffiti!
We're going to W'Loo!! I think that's Waterloo station.
Ah, this is Elephant and Castle, i think!
Oh! We're at the South Bank no!
And we went over Waterloo Bridge! I know where we are now!!
Now that's posh innit?
Ooooo fancy decorations over there!
And a funny statue!
There's the BT tower!!
And then we got off here at the Euston Road!
We left another free book here ......
And then headed back to the train station
There's the British Library!
And St Pancras station!
It's time to go home!
Oooooo Laduree, dribble....!
We used the facilities and washed our paws carefully.
Our train is due in just under 10 minutes, so not too long to wait.
And we got another window seat too!!
We went through Blackfriars Station again.
There's the Shard again!
And a fancy rooftop!
And back over the Balcombe viaduct
And we're home!!
AND there was a bus waiting for us outside!!! Pukka!
We got off here and walked down the road.... we're tuckered!
AND Andrea bought me a Honey cake for my dinner!!!!!
I love Honey cake!
What a fab day out!!!
