Today we went back to Westminster to look at the Abbey, and what a spectacular sight it is. We spent a couple of hours there. Remarkable to see the tombs of so many famous historical people, from Kings and Queens past through to the wonderful Poets Corner, with its tombs and memorials to great writers past.
In the afternoon, we walked up The Mall to Buckingham Palace and then around to Hyde Park. On the way up the Mall, I saw a "Narnia Lamp" (as in "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "The Magician's Nephew". Actually, they are everywhere in London!
From Buckingham Palace, we walked up Constitution Hill to Hyde Park Corner. As expected, we are doing plenty of walking.
Still feeling a little jet lagged, but loving being here. We have been lucky so far with the weather; a few showers, but it has been mainly fine.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
The first day
It sure is a long way to England. However, we had an excellent flight, travelling on the Qantas A380. Main problem is the requirement to remove all our possessions from the plane while we were at Singapore airport, and then go back through screening again (gels & liquids etc).
We got in to Heathrow at about 6.45am, and were at the Hotel at about 8am, after my first ride in a London taxi. Great fun; check the Flickr feed, for a photo of Mum and Dad in the back of it.
After settling in at our hotel, we went out for a walk to the British Museum. Clearly when they built this, they were modelling it on the State Library of Victoria (lol). We then got a train to Embankment, and walked along the river to Westminster, taking in a few sights along the way. We will go back that way tomorrow, to look at Westminster Abbey which was not open to tourists today, being a Sunday.
After lunch, we walked up Whitehall and visited the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum. Fascinating place. Then we walked back up past Downing Street and the Horse Guards to Nelson's Column and caught the train back from Trafalgar Square. We are all very tired now, as we have only had a few hours sleep since Saturday morning AEST, and it is now 6.15pm BST.
We got in to Heathrow at about 6.45am, and were at the Hotel at about 8am, after my first ride in a London taxi. Great fun; check the Flickr feed, for a photo of Mum and Dad in the back of it.
After settling in at our hotel, we went out for a walk to the British Museum. Clearly when they built this, they were modelling it on the State Library of Victoria (lol). We then got a train to Embankment, and walked along the river to Westminster, taking in a few sights along the way. We will go back that way tomorrow, to look at Westminster Abbey which was not open to tourists today, being a Sunday.
After lunch, we walked up Whitehall and visited the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum. Fascinating place. Then we walked back up past Downing Street and the Horse Guards to Nelson's Column and caught the train back from Trafalgar Square. We are all very tired now, as we have only had a few hours sleep since Saturday morning AEST, and it is now 6.15pm BST.
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