The past two days have been tiresome. Yesterday (Saturday) started our day by going to Westminster Abbey, followed by walking to Buckingham Palace (we couldn't go in, but we took pictures of the outside), we went to the Royal Mews (stables), and then ended our day at the Banqueting House. We got back to the flats and were lazy the rest of the night (we were going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3, but it's going to be cheaper tomorrow or Tuesday...not to mention, less crowded).
Then today (Sunday) we went to the London Eye, which is this HUGE ferris wheel and you go into a little room (for lack of a better word) that has glass walls and you go in the ferris wheel for 20-30 minutes and can take pictures. It was pretty cool, but it would have been nicer if it wasn't raining! After that, we went to the Imperial War Museum, and they had a really touching exhibit about the Holocaust. After the museum, we decided to come back and relax since we have a busy day tomorrow too!
I feel bad that we've been spending so much time in the flats at night instead of going and exploring London, but when you go all day long you have to rest some time! Tonight I'm going to cook some pasta and attempt to make sauce (we'll see how that goes!). Also, I'm going to try and reread Midsummer Night's Dream because we're supposed to have it read for Tuesday, but it shouldn't be too bad since I've read it and seen it. I also need to get a start on Twelfth Night at some point, but I don't know if I'll get a chance tomorrow because we're planning to go to St. Paul's Cathedral, King's Cross Station (we're finding Platform 9 3/4!!), and probably one or two other places, and then tomorrow night we're going to Notting Hill where there's a cinema (actually the one Hugh Grant takes Julia Roberts to in Notting Hill) that is really pretty and has cheaper student tickets on Mondays and we can see Pirates!
Anyway, it's tiresome being here (it feels like longer than a week!), but I love it here! It was your more typical London weather today (cold and rainy), but we made sure we had a plan that involved Museums and such for today! Well, I guess I'll start loading some photos so I can get to reading soon!
This is what we saw when we came out of the tube station at Westminster...I couldn't help but take some pictures of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament!
It's so pretty!
Here's Westminster Abbey
And here is some more of Westminster Abbey (resting place of many King Henrys, Queen Elizabeth I, and A LOT of other people too!)
This is the front of Westminster Abbey (I think)...it's where our tour ended.
The Royal Marching Band...or at least that's what I've decided to call them :)
Buckingham Palace and the statue of Queen Victoria (who moved the monarch's residence to Buckingham Palace)
A Royal Horse (Jamestown is his name, I believe)
The queen's car...not too shabby!
The carriage that Queen Elizabeth II rode to her coronation in...it was built (well, commissioned) by King George III in 1760.
This is the Banqueting House...it was built by Kind James (don't know the number) and King Charles I was executed (beheaded...ouch) here (well, on a window platform outside that's not there anymore) for dissolving Parliament for about 11 years. Royalty and important people ate here and saw fine art events here too.
The coolest thing about the Banqueting House is the ceiling which is entirely artwork by Reubens. It's really beautiful!
Here's the London Eye...it's pretty big!
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben from inside the London Eye
Big Ben and Westminster Abbey from inside the London Eye.
The Imperial War Museum
Pretty flowers that I just had to take a picture of!
Then today (Sunday) we went to the London Eye, which is this HUGE ferris wheel and you go into a little room (for lack of a better word) that has glass walls and you go in the ferris wheel for 20-30 minutes and can take pictures. It was pretty cool, but it would have been nicer if it wasn't raining! After that, we went to the Imperial War Museum, and they had a really touching exhibit about the Holocaust. After the museum, we decided to come back and relax since we have a busy day tomorrow too!
I feel bad that we've been spending so much time in the flats at night instead of going and exploring London, but when you go all day long you have to rest some time! Tonight I'm going to cook some pasta and attempt to make sauce (we'll see how that goes!). Also, I'm going to try and reread Midsummer Night's Dream because we're supposed to have it read for Tuesday, but it shouldn't be too bad since I've read it and seen it. I also need to get a start on Twelfth Night at some point, but I don't know if I'll get a chance tomorrow because we're planning to go to St. Paul's Cathedral, King's Cross Station (we're finding Platform 9 3/4!!), and probably one or two other places, and then tomorrow night we're going to Notting Hill where there's a cinema (actually the one Hugh Grant takes Julia Roberts to in Notting Hill) that is really pretty and has cheaper student tickets on Mondays and we can see Pirates!
Anyway, it's tiresome being here (it feels like longer than a week!), but I love it here! It was your more typical London weather today (cold and rainy), but we made sure we had a plan that involved Museums and such for today! Well, I guess I'll start loading some photos so I can get to reading soon!
This is what we saw when we came out of the tube station at Westminster...I couldn't help but take some pictures of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament!
It's so pretty!
Here's Westminster Abbey
And here is some more of Westminster Abbey (resting place of many King Henrys, Queen Elizabeth I, and A LOT of other people too!)
This is the front of Westminster Abbey (I think)...it's where our tour ended.
The Royal Marching Band...or at least that's what I've decided to call them :)
Buckingham Palace and the statue of Queen Victoria (who moved the monarch's residence to Buckingham Palace)
A Royal Horse (Jamestown is his name, I believe)
The queen's car...not too shabby!
The carriage that Queen Elizabeth II rode to her coronation in...it was built (well, commissioned) by King George III in 1760.
This is the Banqueting House...it was built by Kind James (don't know the number) and King Charles I was executed (beheaded...ouch) here (well, on a window platform outside that's not there anymore) for dissolving Parliament for about 11 years. Royalty and important people ate here and saw fine art events here too.
The coolest thing about the Banqueting House is the ceiling which is entirely artwork by Reubens. It's really beautiful!
Here's the London Eye...it's pretty big!
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben from inside the London Eye
Big Ben and Westminster Abbey from inside the London Eye.
The Imperial War Museum
Pretty flowers that I just had to take a picture of!
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Great pictures and post, thanks for sharing.
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