Wednesday, June 20th 2001, 10:36

I'm sitting a few metres away from the Thames, near Waterloo Bridge. There isn't much to be seen from here, but I figured I needed a break. I'm on the "Thames Walk", from London Bridge to Westminster Bridge, on my way to Victoria Coach Station to catch the bus to Stansted, later on today. The weather is nice, but the shadows of the trees and a fresh breeze forced me to put on the jacket. I suppose I desperately need to write down the remainder of yesterday's touring, but the problem is, I'm not sure I remember. Yesterday, I went on from Hyde Park some time around noon and took the underground from Lancaster Gate to Notting Hill Gate. Didn't spend a lot of time there and had a lunch at a Burger King. Moved on to South Kensington with the underground and walked up towards Alexandra Gate, taking a picture of the Natural History Museum on my way. Took a bus dwn to Knightsbridge, by then I was entirely exhausted and had a headache. Took the underground to get me back to the youth hostel. Tried to sleep for two hours. Had a short chat with a girl and a guy from Texas, realized that "Vincent"'s name was Edward, and that he apparently left. A third person had joined them in the room instead, and while I slept there was another arrival, a guy from Germany as I later found out. I took the underground up to Camden Town and walked up and down the street for a while, for the first time not feeling entirely safe, but still not worried. Don't remember if I did any detour, or got back to the YH immediately. After a diner at the Belushi's (YH) (Chicago Cheese Burger + large beer) I once again took the underground. Got off at Westminster Bridge and took pictures of Big Ben, Westminster Hall, and the Houses of Parliament. Moved on to St.James' Park Walked through it, took a few pictures in front of Buckingham Palace (after sunset, already) and walked through the Green Park, towards Piccadilly Street and Circus. Took a few pictures. Underground to Leicester Square. Walked around a bit. Didn't really find out which way I ought to go, and was tired anyway, so I returned back to the YH. Met the German guy... [at this point, my only pen failed on me, and I had to stop writing]