After the hotel breakfast, we went to Madame Tussauds. Now this is normally a hideously overpriced tourist trap (at £22 for an adult ticket) but we sent off for our tickets in advance and took advantage of a Tesco Clubcard offer which brought the price down to a much more reasonable £6 each.
We did the traditional thing of taking photos of each other, standing in front of the waxworks. The Chamber of Horrors was a bit of a disappointment. We were herded through like cattle before walking through a meandering corridor where 'serial killers' leapt out at us. At least there was a lot to the Tussauds experience - there was also the Planetarium and the Spirit of London (where we sat in a black cab and had a potted history of the city)

Lunch was in a small cafe called 'Benjys' - apparently these are all over the country but I hadn't noticed them before (I've since seen the one in Birmingham city centre). We each had a large cup of soup (with a free bread roll) and a pie, which worked out as £2 each, which was excellent value.

Our next stop was the Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons. We read about this place in the Daily Mail and it sounded interesting. It is a collection of anatomical specimens covering a wide variety of fauna and flora, and includes a lot of examples showing the effects of various diseases. There is a also a display of surgical equiment throughout the ages. It made a very interesting diversion.

We took the tube to St Pauls and walked over the Millenium Bridge to the Tate Modern. Neither of us is much of a fan of Modern Art, but the building itself is impressive (at least on the inside with its enormous central hall). Our main reason for going there was for the view across the river to the Cathedral.

Emma wanted to visit the CyberCandy shop near Covent Garden (they specialise in imported sweets and snacks), so we took the tube there. The selection available is amazing. But I'd avoid the roasted garlic jelly beans next time.

Tonight we went to Picadilly Circus (where unfortunately it was a bit too dark for successful photography) and Trafalgar Square (where we had a pint in the Wetherspoons pub).

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