More London

We have covered most of London in the past few days.  

We started at the Changing of the Guard.  It was one of those tourist items we had to check off our list, and it was not terribly exciting.

We went to Westminster Abbey. 

You cannot take photos inside, which is a shame.  The number of tombs in there is overwhelming.  It is more graveyard than church.  Shortly after we walked in, I was admiring the ceiling when Isaac pointed out that I was standing on Charles Darwin.

The ceilings were similar to Notre Dame, and it was quite fascinating to see a church that is nearly 1,000 years old.  It has aquired the remains of a lot of people in that time, including several kings and queens.

 We found a Baskin Robbins for the birthday boy!  Usually I get him an ice cream cake, but the double scoop cone will have to do until we get home.

We saw the Sherlock Holmes museum. 

There was a great restaurant nextdoor, where we had parsnip and honey soup.

We went to Picadilly Circus, which is like the Time Square of London.  It was crazy crowded!

Trafalgar Square

Quite a few of the double decker buses have advertisements for the Book of Mormon musical.

The Horseguards Parade

More BigBen/Parliament

Parliament is hands-down the most beautiful building in London.  We walk by it every time we leave the hotel.

Tomorrow, we are taking a short roadtrip, which means we will be driving on the left side of the road...yikes!