That's a rare sight, sunshine in London!

Slept like a baby. We had to change rooms at our hotel this morning as no electrical points nor TV worked in our original room.

After brekky we headed to the train station to get into the thick of London - my version of a fantasy land on steroids. The decision was made, let's have the most stereotypical touristy London day. All the big sights and sounds!

As it was his first time it was up to Poppy to decide what we did in the first part of the day. Buckingham Palace it was.

A gloomy day greeted us as we walked out of Victoria Station towards the Palace.

We were there at the time of the changing of the guard. We couldn't get anywhere near the front gates to get any view of the action but the other precessions of horses and marching bands going down The Mall was good fun to look at.

Next stop Trafalgar Square. It's been invaded by Malaysia! The entire place has been occupied by some sort of Malaysian festival. Lots of over priced food stalls which smell amazing. We used bottom of Trafalgar Square as a good opportunity to snap a quick selfie.

Onwards towards the tube and we found M&M World. Four floors of everything imaginable with M&Ms on it. It's the most beautifully smelling shop I've ever been it. Chocolatey heaven.

Off the tube we looked up in awe at The Shard, before walking over London Bridge and along the Thames. We stopped for a coffee along side the Tower Bridge whilst Poppy wrote his first postcard to send back home. I had to stop him from writing to everyone all at once 😉

We did the tour of the Tower Bridge and it was marvelous. Poppy, a huge admirer of anything to do with engineering, couldn't get over what it took and how they built the structure. Then whilst at the top of the bridge we were evacuated. Don't know what happened but they got everyone out.

Then a phenomenon that very few tourists experience in London occurred: sunshine and blue sky!

The last 'big' thing to see today was 'Big' Ben (see what I did there!?) and the Houses of Parliament. When you look closely at the fine intricate working of the structure you really do start to appreciate the accomplishment these buildings were to construct back in their day.

Again our legs and feet were nearly falling off. Back on the train to Dartford for a well earned beer and a hot shower.

Poppy's birthday tomorrow. He gets his big surprise from me on October 16 (you'll see why), but a fun and slightly drunk day is ensured.