We're going out today!!!
Started off at the bus stop......
And got off here!!! Hurrah! We're going somewhere!!
AND we got a window seat on the train! Excellent!
Went over Balcombe viaduct
There's Millwall football stadium!
And there's the Shard! I know where we are now!
We stopped to use the facilities first and left them a CD on the door lock!
And then we headed off to that bus stop over there!!
We got the 381 bus.....
They got a CD too!
Went past a pretty building.....
You can see Tower Bridge there!!
And we got off here at Rotherhithe!!
Ooo!! We didn't think the tide would be out just yet...!!
We're here to put back some oyster shells that we borrowed. Now that we've painted them, we don't need to keep them so we give them back to get worn down into sand.
We didn't take any more but we found FOUR hag stones!!!
We popped into the Simplicity bakery afterwards and got a sossidge roll - it was yummy!!
Then we headed back to the bus stop.....
And got another 381 back the way we came!
They got a CD too!
We got off at the station.....
And walked through to the bus station bit at the front....
And found our next bus....!!
BUS BINGO ALERT!! It's the number 17!!!
They got a beer mat.....
And we're off over London Bridge!!
We saw the astrology clock!
And then got off here at Gray's Inn Road.
We had to walk up the road and round the corner to the next bus stop.....
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! We got the 243 bus next!!
They got a CD!
We got off here at Aldwych!
We changed bus stops and arrived here JUST IN TIME!!!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the number 9!!!
They got a beer mat!
THERE'S PADDINGTON!!! He's got a bench outside the Savoy and you can sit next to him and have your picture taken!!! Oh what fun!
See?!?! He's eating a marmalade sarnie!!
We got off outside Charing Cross station because we'd heard there's a mudlarking expedition on over at St Martin's in the Field.
But we couldn't find it!
So we decided to head off again!
Went back to the bus stop we got off at
And got another number 9 bus
They got a CD this time!!!
And we headed off past Trafalgar Square
And got off here outside the Royal Academy!
Oooo!! Yeah the summer expedition's on, but apparently we're not going to see that today.
We're just stopping for lunch!! We got salmon with a pistachio crumb topping and veggies, a Fentiman's orange and a gooey chocolate cayke. Andrea says the cayke is my lunch!!
And it was spectacular!!!
After lunch we borrowed the facilities and left them a beer mat....
And then headed out for the rest of the day's adventures.
Hmm.... now this stop is suspended.....
So we decided to walk along to the next one but stopped to look down Burlington Arcade!!
Aha, here we go!
BUS BINGO ALERT!! We're getting the number 23!!
They got a beer mat!
We got off here in Park Lane, near Marble Arch.
We're getting the next bus from the same stop!!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the 36!!
They got a beer mat too!
This one's really busy.
Oooo I think I know where we are now!
We got off up the side of Paddington Station!!!
The next bus stop is a bit further up the road past this weird statue thing that the dog's peeing on.
Aha!! Here's the stop!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! We're getting the number 46! But it's not going to Paddington because we're already there. It's going to St Barts hospital (I think!!)
They got a CD!!!
And we're off!!!
We did a bit of a U turn round some corners, and ended up coming round the back of Paddington Station!! The rear window designs look like they have a Fleur de Lys design!!
Then we went through Little Venice!!
We spotted a few houseboats on the canals!
You can see better here.....
See?!
There's some really fancy houses round here....
Very posh.
We came through an area called Maida Vale
Which is round the back of Regents Park.
Very pretty
We came through Kentish Town too
It's interesting coming round here though.
Ooooo!!
Terraced town houses now....
Oh wow!
Some of them had rather messy front gardens though!
Oh!!
We just missed a graffiti wall!
Oh I know where we are now!!!
St Pancras Station!!
We're not getting off just yet though.....
Not yet!!
There's Kings Cross Station.....
A bit further along!
We're on the Gray's Inn Road now!!
See?!?!
And we finally got off here at Holborn Circus!!!
Here's the last bus stop of the day!
BUS BINGO ALERT!! We're getting the number 133!
They got a smile card!
Oh I remember that little church!
That's the Royal Exchange I think
Oh there's the Cheesegrater! Me and Sandy came this way last time they were here!!
That building has stars on it, can you see?
And then we crossed back over London Bridge!
And got off here - back where we started!
It's about time to go home now, so we got a cold drink
And then went into the station
Love this mosaic!!!
And here we are - off to find our train!!
We got on and found another window seat!!
And we're off!!
Back over Balcombe Viaduct
And we're getting into Brighton Station!!!
Yay!!
AND our bus home was ready and waiting for us!
And a while later, we got off here.
What a fun day out!!!
