After leaving the hotel in ExCel we returned to the Astor Hyde park Hostel where our adventure had started. After storing our luggage we headed off intent on visiting Hyde Park and the adjoining Kensington Palace. Kayla, however, had other ideas, so off we went trekking in search of her new Chromebook. After traversing London in search of a store that had one in stock we headed back to the hostel for an early night.

Up early we headed off to Wellington's Arch to await the arrival of the Free Walking Tour operators, to find out if we could use the tickets we had purchased in December to go on the Old City of London tour they ran, later that day. While we waited we enjoyed London's hottest day in awhile by lounging in the square soaking up the sun. A short while later we were happily informed that we could join the tour and so we headed off to pass the time until the tour started at 3:30pm. The next few hours were spent cycling and walking through Westminster before crossing the Thames for a stroll north past the London Eye heading for London Bridge. Passing the Tate Modern we came across Shakespeares Globe (a recreation of the theatre his plays initially were played at) where we decided to book a show for the following evening to Shakespeare's "The Tempest" hoping to experience some of what it was like for entertainement in London of old.

With the time for the tour drawing closer we jumped on a Barclay Bike, recrossing the river to head toward the meeting place in Covent Garden. Unfortunately, being a public holiday, everyone else was out using the bikes as well and every bike dock we came to was full with others waiting to drop their bikes off. With our free half an hour almost at it's end we were finally able to dock, after assisting some Dutch tourists with hiring two bikes themselves, before running back to Covent Garden just in time for the start of the tour.

The next 3 hours were spent walking the (actual) city of London, being informed of some of the beginnings of the city as well as visiting St Pauls Cathedral before ending at the Tower of London. Back on new bikes we headed back to the hostel, hoping for an early night. Upon arrival we discovered an American couple plus a fellow Perthite had joined us in the dorm resulting in many stories being swapped until late at night.

The next day we were up early again (no thanks to the sun conditioning our bodies by rising at 5am..) to mail the last of our excess baggage from the Van back to Perth before an early lunch ready for the day ahead. With our London Eye booking not until 3:30pm we spent the time walking leisurely through Westminster along St James Park admiring the many different blooming flowers and trees, working our way passed Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament to arrive at the London Eye. Our half hour on the London Eye offered great views of London with information provided by our guide, who pointed out some buildings we knew and many we didn't, often with humorous anecdotes. To finish off the London Eye experience we visited the 4D movie provided that offered further visuals of the Eye and the city at times such as New Years eve with fireworks blasting.

Our show at Shakespeare's Globe wasn't until 7:30pm so we spent a bit of time exploring the Tate Modern which contained many interesting, unusual and wierd pieces of art. For me, the stupidest was a mirror glued to a canvas... Apparently that's all it takes to get a piece of work included in one of the biggest contemporary art collections in the world, or maybe that is why it is the biggest.

The next 3 hours at the show were fantastic. We had been a bit aprehensive about what to expect having no idea what the play was about and not being big Shakespeare fans but we were pleasantly surprised. Being a comedy it worked in our favour and the night was spent with lots of laughter and a great show. Finishing late we decided to jump back on some bikes to get home quickly. It would seem that someone was trying to have a laugh at our expense however, as unlike the previous day where we couldn't find a free space to dock a bike, at 11pm at night we couldn't find a bike at a dock to hire. Walking half the way home we finally found a couple of bikes and headed off to a late night to bed.

Our last morning in London was spent preparing for the move and planning our future travels. After saying our goodbyes we jumped onto the train and headed to Luton. After checking into the hotel we spent a little time in Luton, checking where we would catch the bus early the following morning as well as exploring the local mall. The remainder of the day was spent relaxing in the hotel and then an early night. We were up at 4am and at the bus stop early to catch the 5am bus to the airport. After an easy checkin we boarded our Easy Jet plane headed for Iceland.