Our cruise on the Thames to Greenwich...

As mentioned in a previous post, DH and I left the Big Bus tour at the Tower of London and made our way to the wharf to continue the tour via a cruise on the Thames.

So many warehouses in old docks' areas have been converted into luxury apartments...

The man doing the commentary claimed that the actress Helen Mirren has an apartment in the. Oliver's Wharf building.

Part of the large water police complex on the riverbank...

The small white building is a pub...reportedly one of the oldest in London...

More old warehouses remodeled into apartments...

Farther upstream the luxury apartment buildings were purpose built including this conglomeration...designed apparently so that every apartment has a view of the river..

Aah we have caught sight of the tea clipper Cutty Sark...that meant we were near Greenwich!

The beautiful buildings at Greenwich...

The Cutty Sark up closer...

Old red post box and phone booth at Greenwich

We walked around to the building on the left of the photo where there is a cafe/ brewery

The cafe with those brewing tanks in the background...

We had a coffee each and because it was quite cold DH ordered a bowl of chips...mmmm they were delicious! Lol

After our snack we walked through the museum there...loved the ornate iron spiral staircase. It was closed off as I imagine it would be an occupational health and safety nightmare!

Then it was back on the next boat back to the city...

We are on our way to Westminister Dock...and look! There's that Shard building again! 

And here I am, shivering away while waiting for the next Big Bus. I. Wished then that I had worn my 'big coat'... 

After what seemed like ages the next bus arrived and we rode the rest of the route back to Green Park. It had been another wonderful day of sightseeing. 

On Thursday we rode the Big Bus Tour

We caught the train to Green Park where the tour started from...I took this photo for you Vireya...all the spring bulbs in Green Park. Technically this park belongs to the royal family but is graciously available for all to enjoy. The beautiful grounds of Buckingham Palace are behind this park.

DH and I were a bit early for the tour so we were able to choose what we thought would be good seats...and they were! Note the Ritz behind the bus.

The bus soon filled up with other tourists and we were off on our tour...

In the photo above we are driving past Hyde Park...

The first war memorial we saw....

Another war memorial...

The photo below shows Wellington's home. It is still owned by the present Duke of Wellington...

I loved this block...

Nelson's Column in Trafalgur Square...

It was lovely seeing those beautiful lions again...I fell in love with them in 2008!

Also near Trafalgur Square is the lovely church, St Martins in the Field...

An unusual sculpture...it is a horse head drinking...

The Canadian Embassy...

The London Eye...

The tower in the Houses of Parliament. The clock known as Big Ben.

Another view ....

That famous bridge....

The Courts...

The new building called the Shard...it resembles a shard of glass...

Another view of The Shard

Part of the Tower of London..

Another view of the Tower of London...

I was rugged up in my Candian hat, my Scottish scarf and my NZ jacket! 

This is just a few of the photos that we took on the bus tour... But it's still a lot of photos for one post!! So I  write another post at some time, about the river cruise that we took from the wharf near the Tower. It was all part of the Big Bus Tour program.