Testing requirements for UK/London

[BroadwayHermione5]

Hi all,

This might be the wrong forum for this (sorry mods-you are all seriously the best!)

We are *finally* starting to plan our trip to London for 2022 as it has been postponed since February 2020 when things in Italy started to get bad.


What are the current requirements in terms of testing to fly to and from London? We are fully vaccinated and this trip won’t be until next summer so things can easily change, but I want to be ahead of the game a little bit.

Also anyone have any suggestions of places to visit We know we want to see a show, go to the Warner bros tour, a high tea, bucking ham palace, Tower of London, anything related to Sherlock Holmes, natural history museum. We also were looking into this bar that was very Jules Verne themed before the world shut down and I hope they are still around!


Thank you all in advance!
Signed,
The girl who has been wanting to go to London most of her life and almost got the chance and is now going for a big birthday!

 

[BadPinkTink]

To enter the UK you need to fill out a Passenger Locator Form and you will need to take a Covid test before the end of day 2 after arrival.

You can submit the Passenger Locator form any time in the 48 hours before you arrive in the UK. It’s free to submit the form.

You’ll need to show your form when you check in to travel or board your plane.

Before you complete the passenger locator form you’ll need to book the day 2 Covid tests.
You can choose a lateral flow test or a PCR test.
You will need to enter your COVID-19 test booking reference number on your passenger locator form.

Information about booking a Day 2 Covid Test

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

To enter the UK you need to fill out a Passenger Locator Form and you will need to take a Covid test before the end of day 2 after arrival.

You can submit the Passenger Locator form any time in the 48 hours before you arrive in the UK. It’s free to submit the form.

You’ll need to show your form when you check in to travel or board your plane.

Before you complete the passenger locator form you’ll need to book the day 2 Covid tests.
You can choose a lateral flow test or a PCR test.
You will need to enter your COVID-19 test booking reference number on your passenger locator form.

Information about booking a Day 2 Covid Test

I knew about the ahead of time but not the whole we are there one!
As I said things might change by the time we get there but I’m happy to know about this!
Also from what I read-the day you land in UK is considered day 0-so if we landed Friday we’d test sunday correct?

 

[BadPinkTink]

Also from what I read-the day you land in UK is considered day 0-so if we landed Friday we’d test sunday correct?

I am not sure about the time as in whats day 0, whats day 2, as I am from Ireland and we have a common travel agreement and I don't need to do this when I travel to the UK.

Hopefully some UK people who have travelled will see this thread and give you the correct info

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

I am not sure about the time as in whats day 0, whats day 2, as I am from Ireland and we have a common travel agreement and I don't need to do this when I travel to the UK.

Hopefully some UK people who have travelled will see this thread and give you the correct info

Thank you!
Also I hope to return to Ireland one day! I loved it there-hope you are staying safe and doing well!

 

[dcassetta]

Also anyone have any suggestions of places to visit We know we want to see a show, god to the Warner bros tour, a high tea, bucking ham palace, Tower of London, anything related to Sherlock Holmes, natural history museum. We also were looking into this bar that was very Jules Verne themed before the world shut down and I hope they are still around!

If there is a specific show you want to see, book tickets ahead of time. Otherwise, use the TKTS booth. This in the one in the middle of Leicester Square - not the shops around the square. They do sell some regular tickets and also have discounts.

If Warner Brothers is the Harry Potter tour in Leavesden, do book ahead as they can sell out.

I would what you want is an afternoon tea, the one with sandwiches, scones and pastries. High tea is more like an early supper. There are three good choices. The first is a classic tea at one of the grand hotels such as the Savoy or Claridge's. You might also do a tea at the Queen's grocers Fortnum and Mason. For something a little more modern, I would also recommend Oblix West. It's at the top of the Shard and offers a very nice tea and great views.

You can view Buckingham from the outside at any time. It is sometimes open for tours and those tickets also sell out, so keep a close eye on their website.

The Tower is the least crowded when it first opens and make sure and take a tour with a Yeoman Warder. The Ceremony of the Keys takes place in the evening when they lock up the Tower, and must be booked well in advance.

The Sherlock Holmes museum is just steps from the Baker Street station by Regent's park. You might also be interested in a Sherlock Holmes walking tour. I highly recommend London Walks, as they have a huge assorted of tours for all kinds of interests - https://www.walks.com/

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on
This is the link to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. It’s very different as they try to recreate what it would have been like in Shakespearean times. So a standing pit and hard seats (but you can hire cushions and blankets). It’s slightly raucous. There is also a restaurant attached, so easy to make an evening of it. It is just across Tower bridge from the Tower of London.
Don’t forget to visit Wales, the land of castles.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

If there is a specific show you want to see, book tickets ahead of time. Otherwise, use the TKTS booth. This in the one in the middle of Leicester Square - not the shops around the square. They do sell some regular tickets and also have discounts.

If Warner Brothers is the Harry Potter tour in Leavesden, do book ahead as they can sell out.

I would what you want is an afternoon tea, the one with sandwiches, scones and pastries. High tea is more like an early supper. There are three good choices. The first is a classic tea at one of the grand hotels such as the Savoy or Claridge's. You might also do a tea at the Queen's grocers Fortnum and Mason. For something a little more modern, I would also recommend Oblix West. It's at the top of the Shard and offers a very nice tea and great views.

You can view Buckingham from the outside at any time. It is sometimes open for tours and those tickets also sell out, so keep a close eye on their website.

The Tower is the least crowded when it first opens and make sure and take a tour with a Yeoman Warder. The Ceremony of the Keys takes place in the evening when they lock up the Tower, and must be booked well in advance.

The Sherlock Holmes museum is just steps from the Baker Street station by Regent's park. You might also be interested in a Sherlock Holmes walking tour. I highly recommend London Walks, as they have a huge assorted of tours for all kinds of interests - https://www.walks.com/

I had no idea London had a TKTS! Yes we are looking into Phantom and maybe wicked. And I used to be part of the wizarding world club but I’m not anymore but I still get emails so I definitely will get in for from there for ahead of time. Both the show and HP tour we know we need tickets for.
And yes afternoon tea-not high tea! You think for someone who has been wanting to go to London most of her life would know the difference but alas here we are haha!
The palace by how you describe it sounds very similar to the White House in terms of yours and what not.
I’ve heard from friends who have visited the Tower there are a bunch of different tours and sections and much like you they said early in the morning.
We are Sherlock Holmes fans to the max. Out of curiosity how far is the museum from where they film the Cumberbatch/Freeman Sherlock? We could possibly make a day of it.
and thank you for the London walks link!

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on
This is the link to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. It’s very different as they try to recreate what it would have been like in Shakespearean times. So a standing pit and hard seats (but you can hire cushions and blankets). It’s slightly raucous. There is also a restaurant attached, so easy to make an evening of it. It is just across Tower bridge from the Tower of London.
Don’t forget to visit Wales, the land of castles.

This is something i knew i was forgetting to mention wanting to see! Thank you!
my mom isn’t the biggest fan of Shakespeare (not even showing clips from National Theatre productions will convince her-and I’ve been in Shakespeare productions) but we still want to visit!
Believe me if we have more than a week and a half I’d be all over England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (tho I’ve been to the latter before-albeit in a walking boot). I definitely want to try and see some of the countryside so I can definitely do some castle convincing.
Also let’s be real my father would want to live out some James Bond dreams of his and drive in England (lol) so that can be easily doable

 

[RUDisney]

Also anyone have any suggestions of places to visit We know we want to see a show, god to the Warner bros tour, a high tea, bucking ham palace, Tower of London, anything related to Sherlock Holmes, natural history museum. We also were looking into this bar that was very Jules Verne themed before the world shut down and I hope they are still around!

How I love London!

You can get tickets to a high tea on www.groupon.com at a much better rate than in person. You just need to make your reservation for the tea and let them know that you have a Groupon that you'll be using. We booked ours at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in Westminster. We also stayed there. It was in the perfect location... walking distance to the National Gallery/Trafalgar Square, Parliament, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, the Churchill War Rooms, St. James Park and Buckingham Palace. You can see 10 Downing Street, but you can no longer stand in front of the door and take a photo. There are 2 tube stations that are very close. The hotel is 5 star and we got a great rate when we went in May 2019. https://www.guoman.com/the-royal-horseguards

We also used Groupon for discounted meals. They may have a smaller menu from which you can select, but you'll dine well at a fraction of the cost.

If you're going to see the Tower of London and Kensington Palace, make sure to check out the website for the Historical Royal Palaces and register for a membership. You get to bypass any ticket lines and have free access to these palaces, and we also took a day trip to Hampton Court Palace. This was originally Cardinal Wolsey's home, but Henry VIII liked it so much, Wolsey was obliged to give the castle to Henry. Henry then added onto it as a tribute to Anne Boleyn. You'll see the Great Hall and the Tudor kitchens as part of the tour. William III added to it in a baroque style and you can walk through his apartment's, too. It is very beautiful and worth the train ride. You also have access to the Banqueting Hall in Westminster. This is through where Charles II was escorted and had to climb through a hole made in the wall to the scaffolding that was setup on which he was executed. Not worth seeing if you have to pay extra for it, but definitely worth some time if you can get in without paying. https://www.hrp.org.uk/#gs.g1gnov

The Sherlock Holmes Museum was high on my DD's must do list. It was cheesy as anything, but she loved it. It is located at 221b Baker St. It is very near Madame Tussaud's, if you'd also like to see that.

I booked my tickets in advance to see a West End show. We saw a play starring Alex Kingston, aka River Song, aka "The Doctor's Wife." I gave my DD the choice between a play to see the doctor's wife and one in which Matthew Broderick was starring. She picked the doctor's wife. For 2 tickets in the 3rd row, I paid around $80... a fraction of what I've paid on Broadway for one seat, much farther from the stage. We went to the stage door after the show and got photos with the cast. I used the app TodayTix to purchase my tickets.

One last piece of advice. Book any admission tickets at least a day in advance. Otherwise, you'll wait in long lines. Folks who didn't know this were in a much longer line to get into Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle. The same was true of the places we got to enter with the Historic Royal Palaces card. The HRP card also gets you discounted admission, or special admission into things like the closing of the Tower.

When you go to the Tower, get there early and go straight to the Crown Jewels. That always has the longest line and you'll be able to enter it easily first thing. Then, go back at some point to take a Yeoman Warder tour. The Yeoman are very funny in their delivery of the Tower's history.

Museums are free to enter in London.

My final tip is to splurge on a champagne ride on the London Eye, if you choose to do that. The day we were there, the line was long and there were a ton of school students there on class trips. Instead of being crammed into a carriage with screaming children, there were only about 12-15 people in our carriage and we each got to move around and sip champagne. The event was timed. We met in the ticket building and waited upstairs until it was our time and then we were escorted onto the Ferris Wheel by our guide with barely a wait. IMO, it was worth the extra money.

 

[RUDisney]

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on
This is the link to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. It’s very different as they try to recreate what it would have been like in Shakespearean times. So a standing pit and hard seats (but you can hire cushions and blankets). It’s slightly raucous. There is also a restaurant attached, so easy to make an evening of it. It is just across Tower bridge from the Tower of London.
Don’t forget to visit Wales, the land of castles.

The Globe Theater is also in walking distance of St. Paul's Cathedral, across the Thames. We started in the morning at the church and did the Globe tour in the afternoon. We didn't stay for the show, but I can't remember why. We had some other reservation, I think, to which we had to go instead.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

How I love London!

You can get tickets to a high tea on www.groupon.com at a much better rate than in person. You just need to make your reservation for the tea and let them know that you have a Groupon that you'll be using. We booked ours at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in Westminster. We also stayed there. It was in the perfect location... walking distance to the National Gallery/Trafalgar Square, Parliament, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, the Churchill War Rooms, St. James Park and Buckingham Palace. You can see 10 Downing Street, but you can no longer stand in front of the door and take a photo. There are 2 tube stations that are very close. The hotel is 5 star and we got a great rate when we went in May 2019. https://www.guoman.com/the-royal-horseguards

We also used Groupon for discounted meals. They may have a smaller menu from which you can select, but you'll dine well at a fraction of the cost.

If you're going to see the Tower of London and Kensington Palace, make sure to check out the website for the Historical Royal Palaces and register for a membership. You get to bypass any ticket lines and have free access to these palaces, and we also took a day trip to Hampton Court Palace. This was originally Cardinal Wolsey's home, but Henry VIII liked it so much, Wolsey was obliged to give the castle to Henry. Henry then added onto it as a tribute to Anne Boleyn. You'll see the Great Hall and the Tudor kitchens as part of the tour. William III added to it in a baroque style and you can walk through his apartment's, too. It is very beautiful and worth the train ride. You also have access to the Banqueting Hall in Westminster. This is through where Charles II was escorted and had to climb through a hole made in the wall to the scaffolding that was setup on which he was executed. Not worth seeing if you have to pay extra for it, but definitely worth some time if you can get in without paying. https://www.hrp.org.uk/#gs.g1gnov

The Sherlock Holmes Museum was high on my DD's must do list. It was cheesy as anything, but she loved it. It is located at 221b Baker St. It is very near Madame Tussaud's, if you'd also like to see that.

I booked my tickets in advance to see a West End show. We saw a play starring Alex Kingston, aka River Song, aka "The Doctor's Wife." I gave my DD the choice between a play to see the doctor's wife and one in which Matthew Broderick was starring. She picked the doctor's wife. For 2 tickets in the 3rd row, I paid around $80... a fraction of what I've paid on Broadway for one seat, much farther from the stage. We went to the stage door after the show and got photos with the cast. I used the app TodayTix to purchase my tickets.

One last piece of advice. Book any admission tickets at least a day in advance. Otherwise, you'll wait in long lines. Folks who didn't know this were in a much longer line to get into Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle. The same was true of the places we got to enter with the Historic Royal Palaces card. The HRP card also gets you discounted admission, or special admission into things like the closing of the Tower.

When you go to the Tower, get there early and go straight to the Crown Jewels. That always has the longest line and you'll be able to enter it easily first thing. Then, go back at some point to take a Yeoman Warder tour. The Yeoman are very funny in their delivery of the Tower's history.

Museums are free to enter in London.

My final tip is to splurge on a champagne ride on the London Eye, if you choose to do that. The day we were there, the line was long and there were a ton of school students there on class trips. Instead of being crammed into a carriage with screaming children, there were only about 12-15 people in our carriage and we each got to move around and sip champagne. The event was timed. We met in the ticket building and waited upstairs until it was our time and then we were escorted onto the Ferris Wheel by our guide with barely a wait. IMO, it was worth the extra money.

I can tell we would get along amazingly! It has been my dream to get to London for a long time, and thanks to the pandemic we were able to push it back for my next big birthday (one good thing to come out of the pandemic as I am not paying for my flights or hotel as my parents are gifting that to me!)
I have never thought to use Groupon! Then again like the stupid American I am sometimes, I though Groupon was an American thing
We are actively searching Costco, BJs, Sams Club, AARP-but I’ve never thought of Groupon!
I keep forgetting about Kensington Palace as well!
I will definitely be checking out the Historical Royal Palaces-that sounds amazing!
We love Sherlock Holmes so it’s a must do!

I LOVE ALEX KINGSTON! I’ve seen Matthew on Broadway and met him at the stage door (he’s very nice but also very quiet) and I worship Today Tix! I will definitely be looking there and on the London section of Broadway.com.

I’m definitely joining HRP. I’m getting into Westminster come hell or high water (my dad and I are Turn Washington’s Spies fans and while we have been everywhere else it takes place, the one place we haven’t? London, specifically to see Andres Grave)
This is going to sound stupid but what is a Yeoman?
This is excellent to know about Museums! We need to do this in the states more! I think the only time I haven’t had to pay for certain things or do one lump sum was the Smithsonian in DC!

I might have to convince my mother for this champagne ride on the Eye. She’s afraid of heights (not so much roller coasters, but a chaotic moment with a clothes line in her childhood gave her a horrible fear of heights) BUT we did get her on ToT and the skyliner in September at WDW so it just might work!

Thank you so much fellow Alex Kingston fan!

 

[RUDisney]

I can tell we would get along amazingly! It has been my dream to get to London for a long time, and thanks to the pandemic we were able to push it back for my next big birthday (one good thing to come out of the pandemic as I am not paying for my flights or hotel as my parents are gifting that to me!)
I have never thought to use Groupon! Then again like the stupid American I am sometimes, I though Groupon was an American thing
We are actively searching Costco, BJs, Sams Club, AARP-but I’ve never thought of Groupon!
I keep forgetting about Kensington Palace as well!
I will definitely be checking out the Historical Royal Palaces-that sounds amazing!
We love Sherlock Holmes so it’s a must do!

I LOVE ALEX KINGSTON! I’ve seen Matthew on Broadway and met him at the stage door (he’s very nice but also very quiet) and I worship Today Tix! I will definitely be looking there and on the London section of Broadway.com.

I’m definitely joining HRP. I’m getting into Westminster come hell or high water (my dad and I are Turn Washington’s Spies fans and while we have been everywhere else it takes place, the one place we haven’t? London, specifically to see Andres Grave)
This is going to sound stupid but what is a Yeoman?
This is excellent to know about Museums! We need to do this in the states more! I think the only time I haven’t had to pay for certain things or do one lump sum was the Smithsonian in DC!

I might have to convince my mother for this champagne ride on the Eye. She’s afraid of heights (not so much roller coasters, but a chaotic moment with a clothes line in her childhood gave her a horrible fear of heights) BUT we did get her on ToT and the skyliner in September at WDW so it just might work!

Thank you so much fellow Alex Kingston fan!

I tripped over the Groupon thing when I was looking for places to have tea. We turned our high tea into a 4:00 dinner.

My DD ditched me when we were in Westminster Abbey because I was telling her too much about all of the graves we were seeing. I didn't know everything about all of the graves, but I knew a lot. There is a special ticket that gets you into the Queen's Gallery. There are a lot of effigies there and since it's on the 4th floor, I think, you can see down into the abbey. The entrance is in Poet's Corner.

You can attend services in either Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's at no charge on Sunday morning, or you can go to the Evensong at no charge. You can't explore, but it will get you inside, at least. I dragged my DD, because it was important to me to attend an Anglican Mass.

A Yeoman, pronounced Yo-Man, with a long o sound, is sometimes called a Beefeater, although they are not Beefeaters. They guard the Tower in addition to living there, although, there are also soldiers with the big, feathery caps that guard specific things. If you search Beefy 409 on Facebook, he is a Yeoman Warder who uploads videos on the history of the Tower and he talks about the history and significance of the Yeoman guards.

The London Eye moves so slowly that you don't even realize that you're moving or that you've gone up high, until you look out at the beautiful sights, below.

Here's a picture of my DD and Alex Kingston after the show.

 

[CynBeth]

We did a 2 week London and Paris trip in the summer of 2019 and it was amazing. We wanted to fly in and out of Heathrow so we did our first days in London think it was 4. Then took the train to Paris and saw sights there which included 2 nights at Disneyland and then back to London. I can’t remember everything we did but we went on the London Eye, visited the Tower of London, went up Tower Bridge and walked on the glass floor, took the boat to Greenwich and visited the Royal Observatory where we had one foot on each side of the Prime Meridien Line, Madame Toussaud’s Wax Museum, London Zoo, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Royal Mews (in back where they keep the horses and carriages), Churchill War Rooms, Westminster Abbey, Harry Potter Tour around London and Warner Brothers Studios, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Windsor Castle, dinner at Harrod’s, and dinner at a restaurant in Piccadilly Circus.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Hi all,

This might be the wrong forum for this (sorry mods-you are all seriously the best!)

We are *finally* starting to plan our trip to London for 2022 as it has been postponed since February 2020 when things in Italy started to get bad.


What are the current requirements in terms of testing to fly to and from London? We are fully vaccinated and this trip won’t be until next summer so things can easily change, but I want to be ahead of the game a little bit.

Also anyone have any suggestions of places to visit We know we want to see a show, go to the Warner bros tour, a high tea, bucking ham palace, Tower of London, anything related to Sherlock Holmes, natural history museum. We also were looking into this bar that was very Jules Verne themed before the world shut down and I hope they are still around!


Thank you all in advance!
Signed,
The girl who has been wanting to go to London most of her life and almost got the chance and is now going for a big birthday!

Things are changing daily across the pond regarding requirements. I'd go ahead and book but make sure it's refundable.

Have fun planning your dream vacation. Fingers crossed this will happen for you!

 

[ford family]

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on
This is the link to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. It’s very different as they try to recreate what it would have been like in Shakespearean times. So a standing pit and hard seats (but you can hire cushions and blankets). It’s slightly raucous. There is also a restaurant attached, so easy to make an evening of it. It is just across Tower bridge from the Tower of London.
Don’t forget to visit Wales, the land of castles.

Isn't it just across the Millennium Bridge next to the Tate Modern?

ford family

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

Isn't it just across the Millennium Bridge next to the Tate Modern?

ford family

I always walk across Tower Bridge to get to it. I lived in Butlers Wharf for many years and I am a creature of habit. You can just as easily walk to it the way you suggested. I love that riverside walk and Borough Market.

 

[Julie's Haircut]

Yeah, yeah, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, etc etc etc are all very good places to visit, but my favorites were some lesser known attractions.

London Transport Museum-I think it's in the Covent Garden area,

River Thames Flood Barrier-a few miles east of Greenwich.

A boat tour on the Thames-Try to time it at low tide. It passes an area where lesser criminals who didn't deserve execution by beheading were chained to the bulkhead at low tide and the rising river finished the job.

Jack the Ripper tour

A Tower of London remembrance-we visited six weeks after Princess Diana died. There was absolutely nothing about her at the Tower. All traces had vanished. Almost every gift shop elsewhere, and even shops that normally didn't sell tourist tchotchkes, had plenty of Diana memorabilia. Further proof that the Royal Family was behind her death???

Oh, and the Tower gift shop individually scanned every single item, when such a practice wasn't yet widespread. Even postcards, magnets, keychains, and other cheap crap. I guess Liz wanted to know exactly how many postcards of Princess Margaret were sold.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

I tripped over the Groupon thing when I was looking for places to have tea. We turned our high tea into a 4:00 dinner.

My DD ditched me when we were in Westminster Abbey because I was telling her too much about all of the graves we were seeing. I didn't know everything about all of the graves, but I knew a lot. There is a special ticket that gets you into the Queen's Gallery. There are a lot of effigies there and since it's on the 4th floor, I think, you can see down into the abbey. The entrance is in Poet's Corner.

You can attend services in either Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's at no charge on Sunday morning, or you can go to the Evensong at no charge. You can't explore, but it will get you inside, at least. I dragged my DD, because it was important to me to attend an Anglican Mass.

A Yeoman, pronounced Yo-Man, with a long o sound, is sometimes called a Beefeater, although they are not Beefeaters. They guard the Tower in addition to living there, although, there are also soldiers with the big, feathery caps that guard specific things. If you search Beefy 409 on Facebook, he is a Yeoman Warder who uploads videos on the history of the Tower and he talks about the history and significance of the Yeoman guards.

The London Eye moves so slowly that you don't even realize that you're moving or that you've gone up high, until you look out at the beautiful sights, below.

Here's a picture of my DD and Alex Kingston after the show.

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I actually wouldn’t mind attending mass at all! Raised Catholic, more agnostic than anything but my college senior thesis was religion and it’s evolution in musical theatre so I would sit through any mass.
OH OK! I thought they were like town criers not guards lololol!
I might have to do some convincing with my mother!
And look at that awesomeness that is the curly haired mega talent Alex Kingston! That’s so freaking cool!

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

We did a 2 week London and Paris trip in the summer of 2019 and it was amazing. We wanted to fly in and out of Heathrow so we did our first days in London think it was 4. Then took the train to Paris and saw sights there which included 2 nights at Disneyland and then back to London. I can’t remember everything we did but we went on the London Eye, visited the Tower of London, went up Tower Bridge and walked on the glass floor, took the boat to Greenwich and visited the Royal Observatory where we had one foot on each side of the Prime Meridien Line, Madame Toussaud’s Wax Museum, London Zoo, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Royal Mews (in back where they keep the horses and carriages), Churchill War Rooms, Westminster Abbey, Harry Potter Tour around London and Warner Brothers Studios, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Windsor Castle, dinner at Harrod’s, and dinner at a restaurant in Piccadilly Circus.

Ooooo harrods. I keep forgetting my about harrods. We always do one fancy meal on vacation that might be it.
Royal War Rooms has my father written all over it! Ooooo the prime meridian line! Didn’t think of that!
My parents have zero desire to go to Paris. I do eventually but mainly for DisneyLand Paris.