# Day 1- 7/10/13- London **URL:** \ **Category:** Travel\ **Tags:** europe13, london\ **Created:** [July 3, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://diyrvforum.com/t/day-1-7-10-13-london/123 "2023-07-03T10:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rosellen](https://diyrvforum.com/user_avatar/diyrvforum.com/rosellen/32/464_2.png) [@Rosellen](https://diyrvforum.com/u/Rosellen)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://diyrvforum.com/t/day-1-7-10-13-london/123/1 "2023-07-03T10:27:41Z")
## Day 1- 7/10/13- London ![power-adaptors](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/889eb4bdf1d73ab15a7cc8be0d526c623740c97e.jpeg) ![bunk-beds](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2d21371f15bc450ab20ff2a3c23d8601f1e65485.jpeg) [Hyde Park Hostel](https://www.hydeparkhostel.com/) Highlights of day one included rest at a hostel, food at a pub and a long walk including St. James Gardens and several landmarks. [Big Ben](https://www.parliament.uk/bigben) [Westminster Abbey](https://www.westminster-abbey.org/) [Parliament Building](https://www.parliament.uk/) We also spent a significant amount of time at [The Tower of London](https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/), which is more like a fortress than a tower. We got separated from our dad during a free tour with a funny Beefeater. After several hours, we found him at an ice cream stand. His words were, “I knew I would find you guys if I just stayed near the ice cream.” Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see the Crown Jewels due to the long queue. For meals, we had breakfast on the plane (muffin, coffee, and banana), and ate again in the [Notting Hill](https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/london-areas/notting-hill) area. We had a “bacon buddy” (bacon on an English muffin with brown sauce) and a croissant sandwich. We had lunch at [The Café in the Crypt](https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/cafe-in-the-crypt/), where we had a tuna sandwich with some unrecognizable veggies (they looked like artichoke hearts), and two fun drinks (a rose petal concoction and cream soda). We also had Fish and Chips at a café in the Tower of London. For dinner, we ate at a pub near the hostel. The meals included a venison burger with blueberries (which wasn’t very good), a sampler platter (sausage, cheese, breads), and a “Big Ben burger” (a large burger with egg and barbecue sauce). Kenny and Keira split a cider, while mom and dad had beer. We ended the day with ice cream and took advantage of the free Wi-Fi at the hostel. ![DSC_4082](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/a7a058acb5a76a23048f5a351f7944b216eab90a.jpeg) Keira and Mom at Big Ben ![queen-boadicea](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/b67f647fa64b8ee5ae66d5e996f414ddde3559d5.jpeg) > **[Boadicea and Her Daughters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boadicea_and_Her_Daughters)** > > Boadicea and Her Daughters is a bronze sculptural group in London representing Boudica, queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, who led an uprising in Roman Britain. It is located to the north side of the western end of Westminster Bridge, near Portcullis House and Westminster Pier, facing Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster across the road. It is considered the magnum opus of its sculptor, the English artist and engineer Thomas Thornycroft. Thornycroft worked on it from 1856 until shortly before h ![big-ben-bird](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/924913215b4b900d36707f75429646ccaca28470.jpeg) ![bunk-beds](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2d21371f15bc450ab20ff2a3c23d8601f1e65485.jpeg) ![charles-the-first](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/f8538c9d48666ff4021454bf43bc39e28009fbcd.jpeg) ![queen-boadicea](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/b67f647fa64b8ee5ae66d5e996f414ddde3559d5.jpeg) ![st-margarets-church](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/650d026c64a86f500ff51e78f4664e9dcc95c829.jpeg) ![trafalgar-square](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/9d04b544b6e1f64352b63c76dc5d977e82e126b6.jpeg) > **[Trafalgar Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square)** > > Trafalgar Square (/trəˈfælɡər/ ⓘ trə-FAL-gər) is a public square in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was established in the early 19th century around the area known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar. > The area around Trafalgar Square has been a significant landmark since the 1200s, as distances from London are mea... ![westmister-abby](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/fcdae066853122f0b42a5ecb8b0e4e362061c7dd.jpeg) ![women-of-ww1](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/067961d0b2445ebe66b2358678cbd27c2894e197.jpeg) ![peter-pan-scupture](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/350d8bf0cd7b136281ac226d0e3ff123c3b83468.jpeg) ![peter-pan](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/c4c11630571f6261f79e0dabadbca26b92ccd75d.jpeg) ![power-adaptors](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/889eb4bdf1d73ab15a7cc8be0d526c623740c97e.jpeg) ![purple-white-flowers](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/f779f72067d43460ab47c0fd88c3b03058c0565f.jpeg) ![farris-wheel-bronze](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/7a51bc2eed76b80f7843b9e5fb635391393c313b.jpeg) ![hunting-kids](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/1X/68cbc31b885d4fbb6cfbefbe02766cd850d51f22.jpeg) Children Hunters ---
**Author:** ![Rosellen](https://diyrvforum.com/user_avatar/diyrvforum.com/rosellen/32/464_2.png) [@Rosellen](https://diyrvforum.com/u/Rosellen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://diyrvforum.com/t/day-1-7-10-13-london/123/2 "2023-07-27T01:07:13Z")
Tickets to the Tower of London. Each one had different historical figures! ![IMG_20230726_214255445](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f3c187725304e374a48cbc8f1fca3c8d81c31640.jpeg) I’d go back to the Cafe in the Crypt anytime! ![IMG_20230726_165739547](https://diyrvforum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b62c1faad58d6f64d09b28eadbbb7907cd95452c.jpeg)