London/Chester - The Food

Yet another food post....

Obviously fish & chips would make a showing

Here they just call them "muffins"

On the 10th anniversery of 9/11 we were visiting our cousin and went out for American BBQ

A tall burger

Some hickory smoked ribs

Our favorite young Brit flying the flag

Imitating her cousin

 A pear cider



Working hard

More fish and chips

The dandelion soda was unique

Thirsty....

Good Samaritan

We thought it would be a nice place to sit down and take in the view of Tower Bridge.

Maybe get a family picture taken by our friend in front of it.

Apparently other people thought it would be a good idea to get their picture taken as well, but they didn't have friends.  So, Ryan had to fill in. 

These eastern european ladies were smitten with Ryan.

These Israeli guys were not so they went with Michelle.

The Canadian was a fan of Ryan

And so were the couples

We spent about 20 minutes taking photos for people before moving on.

Big Ben, Parliament

Big Ben....

Parliament....

The London Eye...

Oliver Cromwell...

Big Ben....

Parliament....

London - Random

Very kind of the Brits to help us out when we were crossing the street.  Even with the advice it was tough looking the opposite way while crossing the street.

This guy took his job very seriously and even barked at the wife to stay "beyond the arch" when she got to close.

The wife reenacting the famous Beatles cover at Abbey Road.

St. Paul's Cathedral.

And finally, I really like the juxtaposition of these two signs.

London - Hyde Park

We spent one of our morning in London walking through Hyde Park.  It was a beautiful day and the daughter really enjoyed watching and feeding the birds.

London - The Monument

The Monument is London's commemoration of the great fire of London.  It stands 202 ft tall and 202 ft from the place the fire began.  The monument was completed in 1677

A view of the city from the top

A little winded but happy to be at the top after climbing the 311 steps.



On the way down