London is New York City with everyone driving on the WRONG side of the road....

On the recommendation of some locals we met in the pub last night, we began our day by going to St. Pancras Train Station, a beautifully restored train station on the near northside of London.

From there, we began searching for Camden Market (another recommendation) which turned into about a 2 mile hike, but well worth the effort. Incredible people watching and a great variety of shopping….from the cheesiest of trinkets to the finest quality jewelry.

We then hopped back on the ‘tube’ and headed for the Tower of London.

We viewed the Tower Bridge and London Bridge…..Tower bridge is much cooler looking and London Bridge is just a boring modern bridge….not worth a picture…..and contrary to common song…..NOT falling down.

The Tower of London affords a lot of history and some incredible museums including the Crown Jewels, lots of royalty stuff, and the more armor, ordinance and general medieval war stuff than you can imagine. We even toured the torture and execution areas.

Last stop was a pass by St. Paul’s Cathedral as the sun was setting.

Then a 40 minute ‘Tube’ ride, plus a 60 minute bus ride because we spaced getting off at our hotel and had to take the long way back!! Things we have learned about British cuisine…… 1…The “Traditional English Breakfast” includes pork-n-beans….mostly on top of the toast and under the eggs. The lack of Smuckers Seedless Black Raspberry Jam is not so bad if your toast is already covered with beans! 2…The British do not cook their bacon……they just heat it up !!!! 3....”Mushy Peas” suck ! Tomorrow…..off to Paris. We still haven’t decided how to get there yet…..plane or train.