Today it became clear to me that living in Adelaide has sheilded me from the horror that are hordes of tourists! There are people EVERYWHERE here and they all seem to be going where I want to go. Admittedly the longest I had to wait for any attraction/bus today was about half an hour but I discovered there's a special kind of claustrophobia brought on by being squeezed into a tight space with a German family of 5 and an Italian group of touring school children.
Anywho, all round a success today but I was indeed a walking touristy cliche - covered the city in an open-top double decker bus (wearing shorts and a backpack, but no socks and sandals, although believe me it's done by countless others), visited Madame Tussauds wax museum for my cheese factor (keep an eye out for the slideshow of me and the rich and famous!), cruised the Thames with some tour guide who told everyone you could see Australia from the top of the London Eye (note: I then got on the London Eye and could in fact NOT see my house from the top ... money back?!) and then bused home past Harrods. A full working day of sightseeing :)
There was even a flashback or two from my visit to London with the parentals, aged 6. I now have a newfound appreciation for family travel after watching tired, hungry, bored children give their parents hell on a day out which probably cost more than an iPhone.
Observations: the Queen was home at the old Buck Palace (ie. "her" flag was up). Disturbingly, some people smiled in photos with Hitler's wax figure (one guy even gave a thumbs up!)
Mini victories: scoring my attraction tickets for about two pounds cheaper by buying them together - woohoo says the newly stingy student in me!
Mistakes: none today, yay!
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