After we stopped in Covent Garden and had coffee, we took a double decker bus to Trafalgar Square. We decided not to get out of the bus as we were so tired after walking around all afternoon. But we could see plenty from the bus. (Tea Rose says sorry the pictures are a little out of focus).
This is me approaching Trafalgar Square and looking for the famous 4 bronze lion statues that guard Nelson's Column. You can just see one of the fountains in the background and if you look carefully, one of the lions on the right!
Oh, there's one of the lions! Again, it was quite busy. Tea Rose explained that a couple of years ago, the square was famously full of pigeons. But now that it is illegal to feed them, they have largely disappeared.
Another bus had stopped to look, next to ours. You can just see the base of Nelson's Column on the left.
Tired and happy, we started to make our way home. But just then, we drove past Parliament Square and I got to see Big Ben!
Did you know the Clock Tower is the world's biggest four-faced, chiming clock? The structure is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. It is often colloquially referred to as Big Ben, which is actually the nickname of the 13 ton bell housed within the tower.
As it was a Saturday evening when we were there, Parliament was not in session. We knew this because the clock face wasn't illuminated.