London Day 3 and 4

After doing a drive-by, albeit a roundabout one, of Westminster Abbey, Sue and I decided to go back. So we packed our cameras and purses and headed out. It was pretty crowded as it was a Saturday, but well worth the tour inside. It's a pretty magnificent place with lots of little cubbies that make it so unique and interesting. We got the audio guides and lo and behold - Jeremy Irons. I have *never* been more interested in British history as I was on that tour. I distinctly heard him say, "I love you Erin." Several times in fact.

We couldn't take pictures inside, so we had to load up on postcards. If that were an Olympic sport I would get gold, every time. So the only pictures I have for you are from the outside and from the cloisters. In case you weren't aware, Westminster is where Kate and William got married. It is the place where many Kings and Queens were baptized, married, and buried. It is also a burial place for many notable people (Charles Darwin!!).

Front of Westminster Abbey 

View of Westminster from the Cloisters

Statues on Westminster

In honor of Edmund Halley - as in Halley's comet

I *love* war memorials

The letters were offset from the wall - another memorial.

Beautiful designs throughout the entire building

An interesting door 

The Cloisters at the Abbey

Carving of Martin Luther King Jr.

Big Ben and St. Margaret's Church

 We walked around and stopped at a nice pizza place for a rest. The weather, as you can see, was amazing. This town is pretty cool.

On Sunday, we moved apartments, to one that doesn't have 4am college kids having too much fun outside the bedroom windows. So sleep abounds! We walked a little bit around Bloomsbury, our neighborhood, to acquaint ourselves with the area. It's a great little neighborhood.

We stopped at a pub for some food and on the way back to the flat I ran into Paul Wilson, a friend from Scotland. It was just some side street in London. So I am making the bold claim that London isn't so small after all. In fact, the very next day I saw Toby Jones biking down the street. He was the voice of Dobby in Harry Potter and he's done several other things.