July 2, 2007
Day 4 - London
It’s not London Bridge, but Eric and LeAnn that are falling down. 3 full days is not enough time to see all of the major sites, but we tried! We’ve managed to squeeze in trips to Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, the Royal Botanical Garden, the Chocolate Bar at Harrods, and more.
Today, we made it in the nick of time to the British Library to see some amazing manuscripts. Eric spent much of his time staring at the first edition of the complete works of Shakespeare. This morning, I was more fascinated with bypassing the ropes at the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels . We happened to be some of the first people inside and didn’t even have to get up that early!!
We’ve really felt like we are still at home, since it has been raining off and on. We even got caught in a torrential downpour walking home because the tube was busted. Fortunately, the sun came out yesterday afternoon and we were able to ride the GIANT ferris wheel, the London Eye.
We’ve taken the most pictures of Big Ben or maybe the London Eye or maybe even the Tower of London. At Westminster Abbey we definitely walked on the most bodies, considering how the graves are stacked on top of each other.
The food has been better than home! Tonight we had Indian food in Piccadilly Circus.
Tomorrow we leave for Moreton-In-Marsh in the Cotswolds. Hopefully the sheep won’t be too wet!
Update: view photos from London.
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Yea! Thanks for posting! It’s almost like we’re touring there with you….ok, not really,…maybe you can be more descriptive with the sheep in Cotswolds. And can you please explain the signifigance of walking through the sheep of Cotswold vs. the sheep of Jensens?
It sounds like you have been completely busy so far, but it also sounds like you are having fun. Are you bringing some of the crown jewels home for us to admire?
Don’t get too friendly with the sheep in the Cotswalds!
Hi Uncle Eric and Leann,
I miss you. It sounds like your trip is going well. Do they have Toys R Us in France?
Love,
Mikey
Hi Mikey, we haven’t seen a Toys R’ Us in France yet, but we did see one from the train in England, somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Uncle Eric