Everyone Is So Well Dressed Here!

We have a full day of sightseeing under our belts, and it feels great, except for my tired feet/legs. We started with a free breakfast in the hotel, do to our unmet expectations concern our room (we had a queen and cot instead of two twins). Following some nice eggs and toast we hit the Tube for Westminster Abbey. It was unbelievable. I felt like I was a monk or a character from Angles and Demons. It was so historical, beautiful, and monumental. There are countless kings and queens buried there not to mention the poets and literary figures. The architecture is very Gothic and it feels like you have stepped back in time to the days of Henry the whatever or William the Conqueror. We did the free audio tour which was narrated by Jeremy Irons, it was fantastic. Following our jaunt there we hopped over to Big Ben and the House of Parliament, and even passed through security to observe a debate in the House of Commons. Democracy for over 700 years, thats impressive!! We then walked up Whitehall passed the Horse Cavalry dudes and had some sandwiches (picnic-ed) in Trafalgar Square under the auspices of Lord Nelson. We then went into the National Gallery and eyed some famous canvasses painted by everyone from da Vinci to Cezanne, it was quite overwhelming but we zipped past some highlights before moving on. We took the tube up to Covent Gardens, because I thought that was near Saint Paul's Cathedral, but it was just Saint Paul's Chapel (a slight navigation error). So we enjoyed a cold Kronnenberg pint and a pistachio macaroon before getting back on the tube towards The Tower of London. Turns out we missed the last Beefeaters tour (fuck!) so we are headed back there on Sunday. We then ventured onto the Bus and went over to look at the Globe Theatre (missed the last tour there, fuck again!). So, for plan C we sat on the Thames and enjoyed an ice cream (popsicle for me) and then took a quick gander in the Tate Modern; now we can check that off the list. We plan to go back to the Globe for a tour on Sunday though. We then took the tube back, and are resting a bit now before dinner at an ethnic restaurant- I am kind of pubbed out, although, John is now addicted to Stronbow (thanks to me!). Well that's all for now, we are headed to Oxford and Blenheim Palace tomorrow by bus for the day!