We arrived in London at 5am, somehow managing to land early despite the snow! It started snowing again as we left the airport and has not really stopped since. I'm not sure what the actual temperature was but I'm guessing in the minuses - certainly as cold as Chicago in January last year.
The overnight flight was not a lot of fun but we had a bonus when we arrived at the hotel and were able to check straight in to our rooms, not wait the six hours we were expecting, and on top of that they threw in a hot breakfast for all of us - great customer service all round!
We set off for a day of exploring in the snow, starting on the hop-on hop-off bus but getting off to play in the snow in Hyde Park. From there we wandered down Oxford and Regent Streets, where it was amazing to see big-name brand stores in beautiful old buildings, before getting back on the bus and taking the scenic route via Trafalgar Square, the fountains of which were completely frozen over, Big Ben with snow on top, Westminster Abbey, Belgravia, Hyde Park and Harrods, finishing at the Natural History Museum to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which did not disappoint.
We set off for a day of exploring in the snow, starting on the hop-on hop-off bus but getting off to play in the snow in Hyde Park. From there we wandered down Oxford and Regent Streets, where it was amazing to see big-name brand stores in beautiful old buildings, before getting back on the bus and taking the scenic route via Trafalgar Square, the fountains of which were completely frozen over, Big Ben with snow on top, Westminster Abbey, Belgravia, Hyde Park and Harrods, finishing at the Natural History Museum to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which did not disappoint.
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