Europe Day 15: London - The End.

Friday, November 19th (walking 3.1km, 2x2 train rides = 7.20gpb)

09:30 - 09:45 - Check out. Leave luggage with concierge.

We walked to Portobello Road Market then made up time by not going to
Harrods below (which we previously visited).

09:45 - 10:00 - Walk (500m) to Bayswater Station.
10:00 - 10:30 - At Bayswater take the yellow Circle line (direction
Hammersmith (Met.)) and change at Gloucester Road to the blue/purple
Piccadilly line (direction Cockfosters) to Knightsbridge.
10:30 - 10:40 - Walk (300m) to Harrods (LP224).
10:40 - 13:30 - Shopping and brunch around Harrods (LP224).
13:30 - 14:00 - Walk (600m) to Victoria & Albert Museum (LP139)

14:00 - 17:00 - Victoria & Albert Museum (LP139) and Natural History Museum
17:00 - 17:45 - Walk (200m) to South Kensington Station. Take the
yellow Circle line (direction Edgware Road (Circle/District/H&C)) to
Bayswater. Walk (500m) to Umi Hotel.
17:45 - 18:00 - Wait for taxi.
18:00 - 19:00 - Go to Heathrow Airport. Option 1: Take taxi to
Paddington Station then take Heathrow Express (16.5gbp) or Heathrow
Connect (7.40gpb). Option 2: Take taxi (45-65gbp) to Airport.
19:00 - 20:30 - Dinner at airport.
20:50 - Flight to Hong Kong.

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Europe Day 14: London

Thursday, November 18th (walking 4.6km, 2x3 train rides = 10.80gpb)
This day we reversed the schedule below and went to the Tate Modern
Gallery first, then went to Burrough Market and took the train to
Westminister. We saw the sights there and then walked across St.
James's Park to Buckingham Palace.

08:00 - 09:00 - Walk (500m) to Bayswater Station. Have breakfast.

09:00 - 09:20 - At Bayswater take the yellow Circle line (direction
Hammersmith (Met.)) to St. James’s Park.

09:20 - 09:35 - Walk (500m) to Buckingham Palace (LP86).

09:35 - 10:00 - Walk (800m) across St. James’s Park (LP87).

10:00 - 11:00 - Walk (200m) to go inside Westminster Abbey (LP89). Requires entrance fee.

11:00 - 11:30 - Walk (200m) around Big Ben (Houses of Parliament, LP92).
11:30 - 12:00 - Walk (200m) to 10 Downing Street (LP95).
12:00 - 12:30 - Walk (200m) to Westminster Station. Take the grey
Jubilee line (direction Stratford) to London Bridge Station. Walk
(200m) to Burrough Market (LP226).

12:30 - 14:00 - Walking lunch at Borrough Market (LP226).

14:00 - 14:30 - Walk (800m) passing the Golden Hinde (LP129) and Globe
Theatre (LP129) to the Tate Modern Gallery (LP128).

14:30 - 18:00 - Tate Modern Gallery (LP128).
18:00 - 18:30 - Walk SW (300m) and cross Southwark Street to the RV1
bus stop. Ride to Covent Garden (last stop).
18:30 - 20:30 - Dinner and walk.
20:30 - 21:00 - At Covent Garden take the blue/purple Piccadilly line
(direction Cockfosters) and change at Holborn to the red Central line
(direction Ealing Broadway) to Queensway.
21:00 - 21:20 - Walk (700m) to Umi Hotel.

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Europe Day 13: London

Wednesday, November 17th (walking 3km, 2x4 train rides = 14.40gpb)
07:30 - 08:30 - Walk (500m) to Bayswater Station. Have breakfast.
08:30 - 09:00 - At Bayswater Station take the yellow Circle line
(direction Edgware Road (Circle/District/H&C)) to Tower Hill Station.
Walk (100m) to The Tower of London.

09:00 - 12:30 - The Tower of London (museum, LP117)

12:30 - 12:45 - Walk (200m) to the middle of Tower Bridge (LP121) and back.

12:45 - 13:15 - Walk (1km) past The Monument (LP107).
13:15 - 13:30 - Walk (500m) to Bank Station. Take the red Central line
(direction Ealing Broadway) one stop to St. Paul’s.

13:30 - 14:30 - St. Paul’s Cathederal (LP99).
14:30 - 16:00 - Late lunch. (St. Paul’s Cathederal Cafe or Wagamama on
Fleet Street. Also try Carter Lane or Foster Lane for restaurants).
London Stock Exchange is nearby.
16:00 - 16:30 - At St. Paul's take the red Central line (direction
Ealing Broadway). Change at Tottenham Court Road to the black Northern
line (direction Morden) to Charing Cross.

16:30 - 15:00 - Rest around Trafalgar Square (LP69).

15:00 - 18:30 - National Gallery (LP73).

As we saw Picadilly Circus already we actually went to Harrods instead.
18:30 - 18:45 - Walk (500m) to Picadilly Circus to view the neon lights.
18:45 - 20:30 - Dinner.
20:30 - 21:00 - At Piccadilly Circus take the brown Bakerloo line
(direction Harrow & Wealdstone). Change at Baker Street to the yellow
Circle line (direction Hammersmith (Met.)) to Bayswater.
21:00 - 21:15 - Walk (500m) to Umi Hotel.

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Europe Day 12: Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Bath

Tuesday, November 16th (walking 1km, 2x1 train ride = 3.60gpb)
07:15 - 07:15 - Hotel pick-up by Premium Tours.
08:15 - 20:30 - DAY TRIP - Bath, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle
20:30 - 21:30 - Drop off at Gloucester Station area. Have dinner if
not eaten already.
21:30 - 22:00 - Return to Umi Hotel.

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Europe Day 11: London

This day's main events were Hyde Park and The British Museum. The museum is photographer friendly so we took many photos.

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Quarry Bay to Tai Tam Reservoir Hiking

This hike starts from Mount Parker Road in Quarry Bay and passes two reservoirs - Tai Tam Reservoir, and Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park. We did it in a little under 3 hours.

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