May vacation, stay in London

Early May is the period for our grandchildren to be in vacation.

Good opportunity to travel with them to London and discover or rediscover the England Capital.

Departure flight from Bordeaux on May 5 and return on May 9, 2013

The best introduction and welcome to London, is to travel around the capital using an “open-top sightseeing bus”. We chose the red route starting at Victoria station close to our hotel 

The route takes in the capital's most famous sights including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben & the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Madame Tussauds, The London Dungeon, Tower Bridge and The Tower of London

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                      

 In April 2012 British Telecom confirmed that just 11,000 of the 51,500 public kiosks remaining are "traditional red boxes", but this number is likely to reduce gradually 

Tower Bridge built 1886–1894, a bascule bridge over the River Thames close to the Tower of London from which it took its name.                                                                                                                     

A new building!!! The Shard (of glasses) opened to the public on 1 February 2013, stands at 309.6 meters (1,016 ft) high as the tallest building in the European Union

The changing guards of Buckingham palace 

This colorful and crowded ceremony is probably the top attractions in London! 

The London Eye is a giant wheel located on the River Thames banks

The entire structure Is 135 meters (443 ft) tall and offers a marvelous viewing point in the city.

It's the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. 

Hyde Park

Crowded people taking advantage of the warming sun on the serpentine lake’s bank 

Even the swan, very proud, appreciated  the nice weather

London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific. 

Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, but we were a little disappointed because lot of these animals were hidden or may be absents … difficult for a giraffe to be hidden

The British Museum dedicated to human history and culture 

...learning how to wrap the body…

We had a long stop at the Antiquities from
Egypt department discovering numerous mummies...

Madame Tussauds London is a major tourist attraction recreating famous people and celebrities in wax 

My granddaughter preferred to meet her favorite band “one direction” instead of meeting with her President!