Friday was go go go. The disruptions to the transport system affected us a bit. After the Tower of London we spent 45mins waiting for different busses that just didn't show up before by chance noticing the one we wnated on a different road, and only after that realising we were looking for the wrong station and therefore bus route after all! But apart from that the delay due to congestion was our only drama.

The Tower of London is tops. There are tours through it lead by Yeoman Warders which are really great fun, full of stories and jokes and information. The Crown Jewels are worth it too.
After that we looked around the entrance of St Pauls, and whizzed past Trafalgar Square and a smattering of other standard sights.

Lara got in an hours worth of shopping (much to her distress actually) while I chilled back at the hotstel, before we got all dressed up to go and see The Lion King.
Of the half-dozen or so musicals I've seen, this is by far the best! The production, the costumes, the music, the way they change viewing perspective, it's fantastic!. The cast for our viewing were a bit over it I think, but it was still just great all round.

Up early this morning to leave on the tour. The most representation nation on the bus is Australian, but we've got South Africans (Saffas), Brazillians, Koreans, Malaysians, and American and a Kiwi. It seems like a great bunch actually, and we're cruising along just nicely together at the mo. Our first coach was an hour late (flat tyre) buteventually we were taken to the ferries at Dover where we boarded on foot and enjoyed a top lunch before jumping on board our tour coach in Calais.
We scored with this coach! The one booked for our tour carked it just this morning so we were given a business class coach instead! Nice big seats, groups of 4 with tables, and a bit sound table area at the back (the "love seat").

It's made for a good experience so far, and we're just pulling into our hotel in Paris.


Top Deck Coach
Calais->Paris, France