Day Fifteen, Last Day

Today is our final day in London. We started off the day at the Tate Modern Museum. It was nice to see that there are helpful orange lampposts that lead from the Underground station all the way to the museum. Ben said every attraction should have orange lampposts leading to it . . . which I guess would work until the entire city was blanketed with orange lampposts!

There were lots of interesting things to look at, including many works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Pollock and Warhol. Ben was especially a fan of the display of four new vacuum cleaners, which were shown to demonstrate "newness." I'm sure it wasn't what he was expecting when he headed out to an "art museum" this morning!

After that, we went back to Covent Garden to eat at Ben's favorite pizza restaurant. He was especially interested in watching the street performers. There were unicyclists, machete jugglers and some guy doing dice stacking that I never really understood. We had also intended to visit the Transport Museum, but I was shocked and horrified to see the £10 entrance fee. I had totally gotten used to London's "free" museums (they do ask for optional donations), and on our last day, I was in no mood to part with my dwindling pounds for something I had expected to be free. Oh well, plenty more to see . . .

Next, we headed toward Piccadilly Circus. On the way, we stopped in for a quick look in the Trocadero. I wasn't exactly sure what it would be, but it turned out to be an indoor shopping center with video games, sports bars, bowling alleys and other assorted entertainment options. We stopped for a quick look around the always busy Piccadilly Circus before heading back to the hotel to pack.

Naturally, when we got back to the hotel, we discovered that the scaffolding which had been obstructing our view since we'd been here had been removed . . . at least we have a clear view down the street for our last few hours!

Early tomorrow we have to lug our suitcases down the street to Victoria Coach Station (it seemed like a good idea at the time) to catch the bus to the airport. We will be leaving London with lots of great memories and a desire to come back as soon as possible!