Well I never thought I'd be saying this but London has been almost unbearably hot these last few days!

I was so shocked at the sight of a clear blue sky I took a picture of it and the weather has only got better the last 3 days. I would post that picture here (along with all my others) but the computer I am using at the hotel SUCKS so will have to post them later.

I've discovered that London is a rather expensive place to visit. The tube seems cheap but it adds up really really fast. I also spent an arm and a leg getting into such places as Westminster Abby and the Tower of London (which I've actually done before but still enjoyed the second time). The highlight of the Tower of London (apart from the hilariously gruff Beefeater guide) was the story about the condemned man who decided not to tip his executioner. Apparently the only money the executioners received was from the condemned (weird I know) and this particular executioner did not take kindly to getting gipped. So instead of chopping off the guys head first time he took 5 goes (striking his shoulder, ears, neck and a few other places) before sawing off the guys head with a carving knife. Nasty. There's a moral there...

After spending a fortune doing these activities I decided to enjoy some of London's free activities. Namely, the Imperial War Museum, the Natural History Museum, Museum of London and the Science Museum.

Its nerdy of me I know but I was impressed with myself at the science museum by (in the interactive part of the museum) building a bridge out of blocks across a model river. This sounds lame (and I suppose it is, given that the target audience was probably 10 years olds) but it took quite a bit of skill on my part to get my bridge built and I was pretty proud of myself. Was even going to take a picture of my work when some punk 6 year old kid came and wrecked it. Little bastard. I would have told him there's no Santa if his mum wasn't standing right next to him...

I also went to St Paul's Cathedral (which I stumbled upon) and was mortified, but slightly amused, to find that such a supposedly religious, dignified and reflective place of worship charge £12.50 just to enter! Typical. So I gave that a miss but have some nice pictures of the outside.

Also caught up with Caitlin a few times which was terrific. Very surreal to be chatting to someone you know quite well in such a far away place!

Also been drinking Guinness this time and its strangely going down quite nicely. That said, certainly looking forward to getting into some French wine tomorrow!

Bring on Paris!