We got up early this morning to get the rest of our 24 hours’ worth of The Big Bus in.
This morning it was the green route, starting from Marble Arch. Our mission for the day was Westminster Bridge to walk back and get some photos of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. This is a spectacular building – like nothing back home. Its gothic style and beauty are amazing. As is Westminster Abbey across the road. This church is over a thousand years old and filled with tombs and burials of royalty (e.g., Mary Queen of Scots, Henry VIII, etc.) and great Englishmen alike (Winston Churchill, Shakespeare, Unknown Warrior, etc.). I am just amazed at how much recorded history is here, especially compared to Australia. Yet everything still looks new(ish).
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Me at Tower Bridge, London, England
Buckingham Palace, London, England
Me at Big Ben, London, England
Houses of Parliament, London, England
Westminster Abbey, London, England
Westminster Abbey, London, England
Trafalgar Square, London, England
The trip continued on for another hour, winding its way through Charring Cross, Russell Square and back to Marylebone Road and Marble Arch.
I made a phone call back to the Mansions and had half the house come down to Hyde Park for lunch, where we also kicked the footy around for a while.
Afterwards we wandered up and down Oxford Street (3 kilometers of shops).
Tonight, we went to our Contiki meeting at the Royal National before going to Baker Street for dinner.
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