On our last day of our EuroTrip, we had to say au revoir to Paris and take the train back to London.  As usual, it was a pleasant ride with a window view, the movie “Eurotrip” on my laptop, and macarons from Laduree.

We tried coconut, hazelnut, espresso, and pistachio.  My favorite was coconut and they all were so light and airy.  Too bad they got a little smushed in my bag.  Paired with a glass of red wine, it was a perfect snack.

When we arrived in Londo, the Tube station was utter chaos.  There was a strike that weekend and everyone (including the locals) were scrambling to find alternate routes.  We were lucky to have our hotel near an open station and a line that wasn’t disrupted.  We stayed at the brand new H10 Waterloo and it certainly did not disappoint.  It had all the latest technology including USB and HDMI ports in the wall and an espresso machine.  We also had a lovely view of Buckingham Palace and part of the London Eye.

We spent the day hanging out along the River Thames.  Lunch was at the top of the OXO Tower where I had sausage made of kangaroo and mushrooms.  The sky was so cool with big fluffy clouds leftover from the morning rain and there was a nice view from the restaurant.  After lunch, we took a walk and we saw all the different bridges along the way.

We made it all thew way down to the London Tower Bridge, walked across it, and then hopped on the ferry for a discounted rate because of the strike.  Jes even got a bottle of beer for the ride. How nice.

The captain of the boat gave us a little tour along the way and was pretty entertaining.

The ferry dropped us off at Big Ben, which was back at where we started and all we had to do was walk over the bridge to the London Eye.

We boarded our pod along with 5 other people and had plenty of room to move around.

It takes 30 minutes to make it all the way around and you get the most spectacular bird’s eye view of London.

Once we disembarked our pod, it was time to rush back to the hotel to change for dinner.  Because of the strike, we had to call a cab to take us to the restaurant.  We ate at Hibiscus, which was just around the corner from Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant.  We had the tasting menu and my favorite dish was a huge ravioli that contained a soft egg hidden inside.  It sat on black rice puree and had bits of black truffle on top.  For dessert, we were asked to taste it first and I thought it was butterscotch.  It turned out to be a mushroom tart!  Whut?!  Crazy.

Here are all the photos from our last day.