We took a red eye to London this morning. While we're pooped, we saw a lot. First stop for us after dropping off our bags was Big Ben, House of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey. I was sad to find out that you can't actually go see Big Ben. The faces of the clocks are 23 feet long and the minute hand is 13 feet. Already the weather was bothersome. It's all about overcast and rain, no joke. It's summer and the high is around 65. I also had no idea that Parliament was connected to Big Ben.
Also nearby was the London Eye, but since it was a crummy day, we didn't want to not see a spectacular view in our bubble. Maybe we'll do it another day. We then headed down the street to Westminster hoping there wouldn't be much of a wait. Lucky for us, it was less than 10 minutes to get in. Westminster was amazing. Not only was it gorgeous and old, but I found it interesting just to see who's buried there. I was shocked that they would put Elizabeth I buried on top of Mary I and they hated each other. (They didn't even really mention Mary) Any room we walked into that didn't have a number for our audio guide tour, we'd turn to each other and say "it's nothing really" in a Grandma Freda voice. We couldn't take any photos inside (bollocks) which bummed me out since there really were some fascinating pieces of art on the crypts. One in particular was death in the form of a jawless skeleton coming out of a crypt that looked like Sweeney Todd's bakehouse!
After Westminster, we found a pub for a quick bite of fish and chips. I can already tell that London is not the place for healthy eats. Not that you CAN'T eat healthily, but it's more fun to eat all the tasty bad stuff. After lunch, we headed to the Churchill War Rooms. When WWII ended, the bunkers were sealed and everything was left as is until they were reopened in the 70's. It was pretty fascinating because all the linens, furniture, and maps with pins were left as they were when Churchill was last there. We were very tired by this point so we didn't spend more than 45 minutes there, but it was very dark and claustrophobic feeling down there. Any Churchill buff would go nuts there.
After the museum, we went to dinner with Mogy and his wife Lisa, who is 4 months pregnant right now. We had a lovely time, but didn't stay out late since we need to adjust to London time.
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