Sunday 12th October, Chur Switzerland.

Chur is a Medieval town and the oldest town in Switzerland, so we thought we would visit the old town.  The bus stopped directly opposite the hotel and we were told it would take us to the Old Town.  We obviously missed part of the directions, as we got lost, and almost ended up back at the railway station ! Eventually, we got a taxi, and the lovely lady dropped us right in the centre of the Old Town, right outside the Cathedral and the Ratisches Museum,

both of which were closed, as was most of the town, due to it being Sunday. There were no shops open, and very few places for lunch or coffee.  

both of which were closed, as was most of the town, due to it being Sunday. There were no shops open, and very few places for lunch or coffee.  

We had a late lunch of Pizza before catching the bus back to the hotel.  

The manager of the hotel, was from Mexico, and we spend a lot of time sitting in the foyer, working on the blog and chatting with her.  

Saturday 11th October, 2025 - Zurich to Chur

We caught an Uber from the Crown Plaza to Zurich Train Station, where we bought our tickets to Chur and then spent a relaxing time having Lunch

before our train left at 1.30pm.  The train trip took about 1 1/2 hrs and travelled alongside Lake Zurich and Lake Walen.  The scenery was amazing, but unfortunately the train was quite fast and the reflection made it difficult to get many photos.

We caught a taxi to the hotel and rested for the afternoon, before having McDonalds for dinner (nothing else around, and we couldn't be bothered going out). Great looking McDonalds, table service great outdoor area, but wow !! expensive 2 burgers & fries, no drinks and it was $52 AUD.  

Friday 10th October, 2025 London-Zurich

 We booked a private transfer, for 8am with the accommodation, to London City Airport.  Having only ever flown in or out of Heathrow, we were't sure of how far, or how long it would take. We arrived within 45 minutes, so had plenty of time to have a cuppa and something to eat before our flight to Zurich at 11.45 am.

Flight was good, and arrived in Zurich on time.  The staff at the airport were fantastic.  Customs and Immigration was easy and we were advised to order an Uber as Taxis are really expensive, which we did, for transfer to The Crown Plaza for the night.

We decided to walk from the hotel to the tram (light rail) station just down the road, and caught a tram into another part of the city.  The tram (light rail) network is huge

 and seemed to be quite inexpensive as a ticket lasts 24 hrs.  We ended up in Central, and found a pub, which was celebrating Octoberfest, music and drinks were great, until after about an hour, when they walked around telling patrons if they wanted to stay inside we needed to pay  - so we went outside sat at their tables - listened to the  same music and finished our drinks.

We walked around the corner and found a Fondu Restaurant, so decided that is what we would do !! Haven't had a fondu for probably 30 years - I used to have a Fondu Set - not sure if I still do !! Anyway, we had a Traditional Fondu of Bread and Cheese, and it was delicious and fun

After dinner we caught another tram No. 2, out to the end of the line and on the way back we got off at Bellevue  which is a public square and seemed to look overlook the lake, to take some photos before heading back to the hotel.

Thursday 9th October, 2025 - London

Today we caught the bus into the city to go to lunch at The Old Bank of England Pub, one of John's "I know where I'm going" ideas !!! I know it's on Fleet Street !! after another bus from Trafalgar Square, we ended up  outside St Paul's Cathedral.  No Old Bank of England Pub to be seen!! after varying opinions from Taxi drivers, shop owners, as to where it might be, I decided to check on google ..... but no internet on the esim !!!.  walked until we saw a Costa, where I could get wifi.  I contacted the esim company who said there was an outage and service should be resumed within the hour, but was also able to find the location of The Old Bank of England Pub which was back towards Trafalgar Square, right near the Law Courts, definitely on Fleet St..

I was eventually a lovely place to enjoy a quite lunch, it was originally the Law Courts branch of the bank of England.  

After lunch we walked across Fleet Street to find the Temple Church.  It was built by the Knights Templar to protect pilgrims on there way to and from Jerusalem in the 12 Century.  It was consecrated in 1185.

Unfortunately, we were unable to go inside, as there was a rehearsal for a performance that night.

We continued to walk around the area - which is a beautiful, quiet and is now offices of Barristers and Lawyers, and it is  really hard to believe that the hustle and bustle of Fleet Street is less than 100m mtrs away.

There is a fountain that is mentioned in Charles Dickens book "Martin Chuzzlewit"

And we even managed to find a nice quite pub with a Canadian Barman

We caught the 2 buses back to Kensington, the 1st one broke down !! and then a Taxi to the Prince Alfred Pub (Taxi driver got lost, so turned the meter off), and went next door to the Chinese Restaurant for dinner and the back to pack bags ready to leave tomorrow morning.

Wednesday 8th October, 2025 - London

We stayed around the apartment until about 11am, then caught the bus just down the road from where we are staying up Bayswater Road, changed buses and headed toward Trafalgar Square, however, the bus terminated at Piccadilly Square, so another bus to Trafalgar Square.  We walked straight across to St Martin-in-the Fields for a cup of tea, in the cafe, which is down in the crypt and is alway a busy spot.

We then caught a Taxi up to Westminster Abbey, as its been at least 10 years since we went inside.  It was a lot busier than we remembered, but definately worth another look

After spending a good couple of hours at Westminster Abbey, we caught a Taxi to the Coal Hole pub 

for dinner and drinks.  We met a couple from Alabama and spend about an hour talking to them.  We then walked across the road to the Vaudeville Theatre to watch the musical SIX. 

It was a great show, and we really enjoyed it, however the theatre could use a revamp.

We then caught a Taxi back to Prince's Square