London - Day 1

We had a busy first day in London.  We landed around 6:30 and had been through customs and picked up our bags by around 8:15am.  Then we took a train to our hotel (Native Bankside) to drop off our luggage.  Next we grabbed some coffee and a breakfast snack for the boys before heading to the nearest Big Red Bus stop.  We have 48 hours of hop on/hop off.  We rode up top for a bit but then it started to rain so we moved inside.  We got off at the London Eye and purchased tickets and went for a ride.  It was really neat to see London from above!  Then we got back on the bus and got off at Saint Paul’s Cathedral.  We had lunch in a pub and took some photos.  Then we walked back to the hotel.  The boys decided they wanted to rest for a bit so Phil and I went to the Tate Museum of Modern Art which was right by our hotel.  After the museum, we walked to another pub and the boys enjoyed fish and chips for dinner.  We are all pretty beat so we are heading to bed early!