London Calling

Our visit to london was nothing short of an education in how to live life in the fast lane. Londoners travel everywhere at breakneck speed, with no time for the niceties in life, such as a please or thank you. Using the underground/tube was surreal, where you have to stand on right hand side of the escalators so people in a hurry can rush past you. People run for the trains like their life depends on it- trains arrive about every 2-5 mins. The kiwi in me asks what the hell is that about?It didn't take too long before Annie & I ventured on the underground alone and it really wasn't that bad.
We took a ride on the London Eye and the views are spectacularwith lots of great photos of London- the security searches to get on the Eye were worse the Heathrow.
The next day we took a less stressful approach and went on the Big Red Bus tour of london which took a couple hours and this was really the way to see London.We finish up at Picadilly Circus- and what a bloody circus it was- traffic was absolute mahem and this was a good day.
Zane & I went to Arsenal to look at the stadium while Annie & Michelle went to Harrods. The Arsenal stadium tour was fantastic and we got to sit in the directors seats where the owners watch the games, went through the tunnel out to the pitch and into the players changeing rooms. There is no expense spared for the comfort of the players and the supporters. Box seats start at £60,000.For a non-soccer player I blown away, this is a club with an intimidating amount of money.
Afterwards the four of us went to a west-end musical we will rock you , written by Ben Elton and featured all Queen music. The singing was fantastic and the humour, very Ben Elton. What a great night.
Tomorrow we catch the train to Plymouth, and leave the stresses and strains of the fast lane behind.