Days 8 & 9 - London


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September 25th 2011
Published: September 25th 2011
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I'm too tired to post, but here's a bunch of pictures from yesterday and today.


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Floor -1 PleaseFloor -1 Please
Floor -1 Please

Lifts don't have floors indicated as Ground or Basement. Ground is 0 and basement is -1.
Light with a crown on topLight with a crown on top
Light with a crown on top

The area marked with crowns on top of lights and posts indicates the area where the money earned by the shops goes to the Royal Family (or something like that)
The London EyeThe London Eye
The London Eye

We still have to go on that
A dukeA duke
A duke

I want to say of Kitchener, but I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Inside St. Paul's Cathedral.
Westminister AbbeyWestminister Abbey
Westminister Abbey

I didn't realize it was so large. We weren't able to enter because they have Church services on Sunday, so we'll go tomorrow (although we could have attended for Protestant Mass, we're not Protestant).
St. Mary's ChurchSt. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church

Next to Westminister Abbey
A YeominA Yeomin
A Yeomin

or something..............ok Yeoman Warder it is.
Guarding the Tower of LondonGuarding the Tower of London
Guarding the Tower of London

and Marching too...
In his placeIn his place
In his place

Now I'm reminded of the Nutcracker for some reason...
A ballerinaA ballerina
A ballerina

on top of a building....it turns out it's on top of the Victoria Palace Theatre, where Billy Elliot is currently playing.


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