Museums, Workshops and the sights of Old London Town

Speeding through London on the Thames Tigers river boat  

 
Pupils lean how to intubate a life-sized dummy at the Anaesthetic Heritage Centre 



 A testing morning for some...  







Flying along the Thames under Tower Bridge

 









At The Royal Institute designing and building a egg- sporter



Adding the finishing touches





The e(gg)xacting design in progress





In the shadow of the London Eye



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