London day 2 and 3
so we did do a lot of walking in the past two days.....i limped home last night and then got up and did it all over again. aaron estimated that we walked around 8 miles today and another 6-7 again today. at least i don't have to feel bad about eating dessert every day.
yesterday afternoon we walked all around kensington and knotting hill (k or no k...i'm not sure?) then we returned to the tower of london to see a few more things when the lines weren't quite so long....we saw the crown jewels and they were really cool. we also saw sir walter raleigh's prison cell....and i've always been told he was a relative of mine....right meemaw? after the tower we went to a really neat noodle bar called wagamammas. it was good. then it started pouring rain so we got soaking wet. but the national gallery was open late last night so we went to see that. the paintings were really great. then we stopped and got hot chocolates and some apple pie a la mode....yum.
this morning we woke up and had another english breakfast: fried eggs, beans, bacon, toast and tea. it is served every morning at our hotel's little tea room overlooking their garden. after breakfast we took the underground over to leceister square where we purchased discounted tickets for a show.....we chose mary poppins. then we went over to the knightsbridge neighborhood and went to harrod's. i actually had to purchase something, but it was definitely worth seeing! the department store is really opulent. then we went to a grocery store and bought a picnic lunch that we ate in hyde park by the pond. then we went to the british museum. it was also very interesting--especially the rosetta stone. after that we went to the cabinet war rooms and the winston churchill museum. it was fascinating--the place where churchill and the war cabinet and other government officials hid underground during the air raids of world war two. they spent about 6 years underground. and the rooms were left just as they were during the war. i think the tour said that the compound was around 30,000 square feet. after that we went to an evensong service at westminster abbey. that was amazing! and the choir was unbelievable. i think the normal choir was on vacation and i'm pretty sure they said that the choir today was from st. james' church in los angeles, so we might have to check that church out for a service sometime! the service was very moving....and we were right at the front of westminster abbey--hardly anybody was there. tomorrow we are planning on attending evensong at st. paul's cathedral.
we had just enough time to grab a quick dinner before heading to the west end district to see mary poppins...like i said, it was really good. the effects were amazing...although the musical was very different from the movie. that's about it!
we are having a wonderful time!
yesterday afternoon we walked all around kensington and knotting hill (k or no k...i'm not sure?) then we returned to the tower of london to see a few more things when the lines weren't quite so long....we saw the crown jewels and they were really cool. we also saw sir walter raleigh's prison cell....and i've always been told he was a relative of mine....right meemaw? after the tower we went to a really neat noodle bar called wagamammas. it was good. then it started pouring rain so we got soaking wet. but the national gallery was open late last night so we went to see that. the paintings were really great. then we stopped and got hot chocolates and some apple pie a la mode....yum.
this morning we woke up and had another english breakfast: fried eggs, beans, bacon, toast and tea. it is served every morning at our hotel's little tea room overlooking their garden. after breakfast we took the underground over to leceister square where we purchased discounted tickets for a show.....we chose mary poppins. then we went over to the knightsbridge neighborhood and went to harrod's. i actually had to purchase something, but it was definitely worth seeing! the department store is really opulent. then we went to a grocery store and bought a picnic lunch that we ate in hyde park by the pond. then we went to the british museum. it was also very interesting--especially the rosetta stone. after that we went to the cabinet war rooms and the winston churchill museum. it was fascinating--the place where churchill and the war cabinet and other government officials hid underground during the air raids of world war two. they spent about 6 years underground. and the rooms were left just as they were during the war. i think the tour said that the compound was around 30,000 square feet. after that we went to an evensong service at westminster abbey. that was amazing! and the choir was unbelievable. i think the normal choir was on vacation and i'm pretty sure they said that the choir today was from st. james' church in los angeles, so we might have to check that church out for a service sometime! the service was very moving....and we were right at the front of westminster abbey--hardly anybody was there. tomorrow we are planning on attending evensong at st. paul's cathedral.
we had just enough time to grab a quick dinner before heading to the west end district to see mary poppins...like i said, it was really good. the effects were amazing...although the musical was very different from the movie. that's about it!
we are having a wonderful time!
posted by Emily | 2:43 PM
1 Comments:
Hey guys, your trip sounds great so far! Matt and I will keep checking. Have a blast! Jessie and Matt
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