Day 4

Woke up and made bacon sandwiches for breakfast. The bacon here is strange, it tastes really good, but it's raw when you buy it, so it's slimy like a chicken breast before you cook it.


After breakfast we headed to Madame Tassauds. There was basically no line outside, but once we were in the door there was quite a walk to the counter and had to line up for about 10 mins. We took an elevator to the top where we were greeted by many celebrities on the red carpet. Some of the wax figures are so realistic it's a little creepy, others look fake (still good, but you can tell its not real) and there was one or two who didn't really look like the person they were supposed to be. Downstairs we saw movie characters, sports stars, royal and political figures and superheroes!




There is also a short film in a dome cinema where you are surrounded by the screen, followed by a taxi ride through London. At one point you go past rats from the plague and they actually stink!! At the end there's a section which explains the process of making the models.




If you've never been to Madame Tassauds, I'd definitely recommend it, it was a lot of fun.












TIP: Madame Tassauds can be done as a part of the combo tickets mentioned earlier, but Dani had a two for one ticket, so we used that instead.



With half a day left we decided to spend it wondering through the tower of London. It's a beautiful old castle which is now home to the crow jewels and the queens royal guard (can't remember their exact title). There was a tour due to start about 20 mins after we arrived, so we waited for that to start, only to find it would be cancelled after 5 minutes due to the rain. We'd already paid to get in, so we didn't let that stop is from wondering around and having a good time. We didn't take the audio guide option, just followed a map around the castle instead. There was heaps to see, but the most interesting for me was the armory and the crown jewels. I even saw one of the guards wearing a funny hat, he would have fit right in at my graduation.




There were no photos allowed in many parts of the castle, so you'll just have to check it out for yourself. You can easily spend a few hours at the tower of London, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time.
After a long day of walking it was time for dinner. We went to an Italian place near Dani's place. They had an option where you can choose up to 5 different entree size dishes from a selected range and we shared. I love eating a variety of different foods and all of it tasted great. After a bottle of rose we were both a bit happy and went home to watch a movie, but promptly crashed out instead.