Sorry about the formatting but my internet time is running out and I needed to get this posted.
Day 1
Big Ben, Parliament
Big Ben, Parliament
We must have took a hundred pictures of Big Ben and parliament but when you think of London this is what you think of. It really is an awesome building.
This is the tour bus we rode
We spent our first day, despite the rain, on top of one of these buses riding around the city fighting off jet lag.
The London Eye
This really is a HUGE Ferris wheel. It takes 30 minutes for a complete rotation. The views are suppose to be amazing, but it’s a little to pricey for us
One of 100 pictures we have of the Tower Bridge.
We rode under it and over it (twice), and we might even try climbing the stairs to the top of it.
Day 2
Our Yeoman Warder that took us on a tour of the tower of London.
The first thing we did when we got to the Tower of London was to go see the crown jewels, sorry mom no cameras allowed. Then we took a tour with our Yeoman warder, or Beefeater. This was highly informative and entertaining.
White Tower, where lots of monarchs lived and lots of guns were kept.
Iconic Double Decker Buses in front of St. Pauls.
Parliament, which was closed for the day =(
The Cloisters at Westminster Abbey
This was the only place we could take pictures of in Westminster.
A view of the Eye across the lake at St. James Park
St. James Park use to be the hunting ground of King Henry VIII, then it was turned into more of a garden. But they would not plant flowers here out of respect for the dead. That’s because the park use to be a mass burial site for plague and leprosy victims. Oh, and its haunted by a monk.
Buckingham Palace
The Texas Embassy!
A haunted alleyway with a pub.
This was part of our aspirations, alleyways and ales tour. The ale part was good, the alleyways were cool, but I wasn’t overly impressed with the ghost stories.
Day 3
The Imperial War Museum
There is more stuff here than can be explored in a lifetime. We gave it a quick (3 hour) walk through, but had to move on. The exhibits are really well done and we would both like to go back.
More from the imperial war museum
London at night.
Last night we watched a football match, England v. Brazil. It was looking good up until the 89th minute when Brazil scored to clinch a tie. Oh well, the beer was still good.
Then we walked down across the Thames and enjoyed some great views of the city.
4 comments:
Did you climb to the top of St. Paul's? Amy and I did back when she was about 10. What a view!
Wow, you guys are seeing so much already and just think you are just in London. Wait until you get to Africa. I am so glad that you guys are having a great time. Can't wait to see lots more pictures and read about them on the blog. :) be careful!
Les- no we actually didn't climb to the top of St. Pauls; I have a hard time paying money to actually go into a church. We just stood inside and looked around and then went and spent that money on ales! How's that for priorities =)
Nicole- We are having a blast and should be posting lots more pictures to come!
Looks like you guys are having an awesome time. Sorry I didn't get to say goodbye before you left. Moving was a bit more of a hassle than I had anticipated. Be careful over there though. The reason that the sun never set on the British Empire is because God didn't trust the British in the dark.
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