Londonium

I arrived in London on the night of the fifth after changing planes in Helsinki. Both flights were good. Yesterday, I went on the London Eye with my aunt (I'm staying with her and my uncle in their historic 1885 flat on Edgware Road). One revolution takes about half an hour. It's definitely worth doing as you get a great view of the Houses Of Parliament and a few other landmarks. I also had a quick look around trendy Covent Garden. Today, I visited St Paul's Cathedral for the first time and was duly impressed. It's a magnificent building, designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire destroyed the previous Gothic cathedral in 1666. There are 434 extremely worn and narrow steps to the top of its famous dome and its crypt is home to the likes of WW2 Field Marshall 'Monty' Montgomery and, awesomely, Lord Nelson. Venturing to the other side of the Thames, I checked out the new Globe Theatre (didn't have time for a proper tour) and dropped into the Tate Modern art gallery. Tomorrow, I catch a train to Blackpool (should take just over four hours) for the George Formby Society's annual exhibition!Much ukeing and hilarity are sure to ensue...