(Yep...couldn't keep up with the blogging. Kinda tricky with a cell phone, and Sam was busy on his laptop. Soooo here I am a couple weeks later finishing up.)
Alright, up again and out to visit a few more notable locations while we are in London. First up was Westminster Abbey, for anything else just to show Sam a true-to-life medieval cathedral. Like most days this was also a wet one, but not too bad, and we made our way in with little waiting. The tour is well done, with an audio accompaniment guiding us through. Probably helps keeps the hoards moving along as well. We took our time and peered into the many nooks an crannies, such as chapels and tombs. The obvious highlight was the immense ceiling in the main aisle.
From there I decided we would walk (ugh!) to the Imperial War Museum just about a mile or so south. Problem is, we needed lunch, and there were few options for us - and Sam wasn't keen on pub food. So we walked past the museum, and eventually to a seedy mall. Not the best part of the city, but we did manage to get some sandwiches and move along.
We made our way to the museum, and were very impressed with the exhibits (not to mention the FREE entrance). The first involved WWI, and it was amazing in detail and presentation. It took both of us a good two hours to make our way through, and still could have lingered longer. However, we wanted to see the Holocaust exhibit, and only gave ourselves one measly hour to do so. Clearly not long enough, but we sped through and caught the major parts. Like WWI, this was a fantastic exhibition, and worthy of far more time that we allotted.
After this we decided to try out the gondola ride over the Thames sponsored by Emirates Airlines. We were amused that they actually received a mention on the London transport map - it's simply a tourist attraction. Anyways before we arrived we walked into the Millennium Dome, now called the O2 Arena. There was a teeny-bopper show happening and youth were running wild. The dome interior is now an upscale mall which rings around the arena - quite impressive transformation. I had heard this was a white elephant, but good to see things changed for the better.
Next door was the gondola ride, and we paid the small fee to journey across the Thames. It was neat, but to me personally a bit frightening. Can't remember the last time I rode one of those things. Great views all around. We then journeyed back to Piccadilly Circle to enjoy some wild weekend scenes, grabbed a Ben and Jerry's, and headed back. A few minutes chatting with Roma and off to bed.
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