We got up early today, because we're going on an expedition!!!
So we headed for the bus stop.....
And headed up to the train station!!!
And we got a window seat too!! Where are we going??
OoooooooooOOOOOooo!
Oh, there's Battersea Power Station!
We're going to London!!!
We used the facilities at the station, and left them a CD...... then we washed our paws carefully and headed off!
Right then. What bus are we getting?
Aha..... one of these!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the C10!!
They got a beer mat!
There's that steampunk statue at Pimlico!
Are we going to see an expedition then?
We left a CD here first, and then.......
We headed into the Tate to see this!!!
We got our ticket half price on our art pass too!!! Yippee!
LET's GO IN!!
Oh, I didn't know he did watercolours....
And etchings too! Wow!
He did quite a lot of etchings.....
And oil paintings too! That's his Mum
He was born in Massachussettes in USA but later moved to London. He did a lot of oil paintings around London, similar to the Impressionist style. We like these!
That's his self portrait. We'll do a separate post of all the photos we took
That's the old Battersea Bridge!
We had a good look round and really liked it!! I'm glad we came! We used the facilities here too and left them a beer mat - after washing our paws, we popped into the gift shop. (we'll show you later!)
Then it was time to head off somewhere else!
We went back to the bus stop we got off at ......
And got another C10 bus!
They got a CD
We went past a fancy art deco building
And crossed over the Thames again!
There's Lambeth Palace!
And there's the Houses of Idiots parliament.
We got off at Waterloo and found this stuck on the bus stop info board.
We have strange people in England.
Right. I'm getting hungry. Where are we eating?
Oh Look!!! There's an elevated train track and there's a train going past!
And there's Paddington!!! YAY!
We left another beer mat here and then went to find a restaurant.
Oh this'll do!! Azzurro - they're Italian. Let's eat here!
Ummmm...... yep. That's a good menu!
Oooooooo!! It's in the arches underneath that train track!
There's the kitchen....
We came in from down that way.
We ordered our lunch and got a ginger beer.....
And then we got a Carne Gusto pizza. It's got chicken and pepperoni and prosciutto ham but we didn't like the ham on it. The pieces were too big and leathery - couldn't cut it with our knife. And the bottom of the pizza was very soggy. But it was OK.....!!
Then Andrea got us a tiramisu to make up for it. This was much better but not alcoholic enough! It's supposed to have Tia Maria in it, but I don't think they put any in it.....
We should've ordered the chocolate brownie, maybe?
Anyway, after we paid the bill, it was time to go get the next bus from up there.
Here's the stop!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the number 11!
They got a CD!
And we're off!!!
But we didn't go far - we got off here to change buses!!
It's from the same bus stop too, so we just had to wait a bit.
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! It's the number 12!!
They got a beer mat...!
And then we crossed over the Thames again!
There's the houses of Parliament!!
And Bing Bong!!!
I mean Big Ben.....!!
Pretty innit?!
We're going down Whitehall now, past the Cenotaph.
And we got off here near Piccadilly Circus.
We're getting our next bus here, but before that arrived, another bus came along and our friend Fabia got off!!!!! How random is THAT?!?! We stopped for a quick chat, and then she headed off to a concert and we got on our bus!
BUS BINGO ALERT!! We got the 23!
They got a CD!
Oooo that's the Gruffalo at Waterstones!
OOoooo that's fancy!
Oh, we're at Hyde Park Corner now!
There's Hyde Park
Oh that looks a bit art deco-y!
Ooooo i think that looks like yarn bombing!! We'll have to come back to look!
We got off at Paddington Station!
Love this sculpture!!! It's brilliant!
Loads of animals having tea!
Then we walked up the side of the station for this bus stop.
BUS BINGO ALERT!! It's the number 16!
They got a CD!
We went back down the side of Paddington station
And a couple of stops later, we got off here!
Oh look!!! There's a motorway flyover here and they've pained pictures on these columns!
Then we walked over the road to this bus stop.....
....to get the number 6!! BUS BINGO ALERT!
They got a beer mat!
We went past Edgware Road station
That's the Globe sculpture outside the Dorchester
And we're back at Constitution Hill now.....
And ended up back at Victoria station!
Now, there's one more bus that I think we can get before we go home.....
Yup!! It's the number 44!!!
They got a CD too!
we only went one stop, so that somebody could cross it off their bingo card!!
Then we just had to walk a bit up the road....
Leaving a beer mat here
Just a bit up here...
And we can get the side entrance to the station!
And our train was here!!! We got a window seat again!
And we're off!!
OOOooo can you tell we're at Gatwick Airport?!?!
Back over Balcombe Viaduct
And we made it back home!!
AND there was a bus waiting for us!!!
Not too long till we got off here and then we toddled off back home!
What a fun day out!
We got some postcards and a fridge magnet
I'm whooped now....
