We started off the day slow again, but we really didn't have much of an agenda. It was a nice blue day out, but cold in the low 50's. We started out by heading over to the National Gallery which is London's free version of the Louvre. We were pretty much done with art from the early periods so we headed to the galleries of Monet and Van Gogh. They had about 7 or 8 paintings from each. There were also a few Rembrant's that were easy to spot... colorless portraits (all were confirmed authentic). Next we headed to the Tower of London. We traveled by metro again. All of the metros have been very nice compared to what the NYC subway looks like. We got in line for tickets which were £21 a person! As we were waiting, a nice gentleman came up and asked if we wanted a buy one get one free coupon. Being wary of strangers, I declined. He looked very surprised, shrugged, and threw the coupon in the trash can. At that point I realized he was just a nice guy, so I did a little dumpster diving... Made one pass, spotted the coupon, second pass I nonchalantly threw away some paper while reaching in. Surely no one saw me... :) It was genuine and we saved £21 which was nice! We listened to the free tour by the Yeomen that live and work there. It was very interesting and entertaining. After the tour we headed in to see all the sights; the crown jewels, the armory, and a few of the towers.
We crossed the Tower Bridge and then headed back to the hotel. We went to our new favorite Italian restaurant that we discovered in Italy, Rossopomodoro. They have 8 locations. 5 in Italy, one in London, NYC, and Tokyo. It is truly the best pizza.
So that is it, we are done. Our transfer agent picks us up tomorrow at 8:50 and we head home. It will be sad to leave, but I'll be glad to get home.
The train station
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben at night.
Our hotel... Super nice.
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