Wandering around London in 72 Hours (Part II), London, England

I couldn鈥檛 wait for the morning to arrive so I could start my second day of sightseeing in London. It was slightly overcast and chilly. I like crisp mornings so I decided to be brave and to leave my jacket at the hotel in hope of a warmer and sunnier weather later in the day. Despite having a tummy issue the previous day I managed to walk all the way from the Sky garden to the Trafalgar square but I didn鈥檛 say hello to Big Ben. This morning I felt all right and decided to begin my day by visiting Big Ben. As soon as I saw it as I was climbing out of Westminster station my face broke out in a big smile. Yes, I was in London.聽And it finally felt like I was in London.

I walked to the Westminster Bridge to take photos of Big Ben and the London Eye for the eleventh time聽What will be my legacy one day? Thousands of pictures of聽London,聽I presume (no, I won鈥檛 leave any chocolate or other significant material possessions). It was quite windy at the bridge and I almost had a Marilyn Monroe moment since I wore a red skirt which the wind kept pulling up. Just when I thought that I would need to get back to my hotel before I do the Tower Bridge Exhibition the sun came out and I didn鈥檛 feel the cold anymore (no need for a jacket after all). After asking some random strangers to please take my photo (yes, I don鈥檛 have a selfie stick and I鈥檓 kind of proud of it, but on this trip I did feel the need for one) I walked behind the Houses of Parliament towards the small but lovely Victoria Tower Gardens. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Wandering around London in 72 Hours (Part II)
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Big Ben
Victoria Tower Gardens
Tower Bridge
Walkie Talkie skyscraper
Hard Rock Cafe
Hyde Park
Bank of England Museum

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