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Published: March 18th 2004
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West Minster Abbey
What else is there to say Hi All,
Well the title for today came from one of the
nice people in Westminster Abbey. But before I get to that here is what I did today. I rook my stuff (big giant backpack - 6800 cubic inches not including the baby one that zips on - to Victoria Bus Station. It was really not so bad, once you get the waiste buckle done you are all good. 10:30 in the evening did not come fast enough. It felt like forever. But it did come and then the night, the long long night bus ride to Edinbough. The smelly drunk behind me - you know every drunck has that stale alcohol oder to them that gets worse as the night goes on. You pray he quites talking so his foul order he calls breath would quite moving into your personal bubble. Ohh yea we had two drunks, after the first ran off the little Chinese lady that was sitting in the seat first he started to pick a fight with another drunk. That drunk then moved me behind me. So know we know how he got there, I was glad to see him leave at the end of the
West Minster Abbey
What else is there to say bus ride.
K. So know that we have the unplesantries out of the way here we go with the day. Did you know there was a baby ben? There is outside of Victoria Station. It was a present for one of the queens birthdays. They do get really expensive gifts don't they. But onto Westminster & Parliment. I got some amaziing pictures of Big Ben, I really tried to play with angles so they are not the same ones that you can get from every other post card that is in England. We will see if I was sucessfull. So as I was going around The House of Parliment
www.parliament.uk , I was blocking the entry way, so one of the nice men with machine guns pointed out 'MIND THE CAR DERIE' I have figured out they use LOVE when when they are not annoyed with tourist yet and DEARIE when they have had enough of us. So I stood in the QUEYE (see yesterday) to see the House of Common question the Prime MInster. It was very interesting - did you know they were discussing terrorist and school funding. Seems those are universal issues.
Outside of the Houses of Parliment they have all kinds of poster - BIG BIG ones - voicing their dislikes for Prime Minister Blair and Pres Bush. But I did not take pictures - we were told the quickest way to get yourself into trouble is to photograph ddemonstations. So I just read the very unkind words.
On to Westminster Abbey
www.westminster-abbey.org. I decided to take the SPECAIL tour. Live guide - she was a head up in the church. She kept four priest schedule (I know this is not exactly what she descirebed but it is watered down). She gets to sit in the special chairs to the right of the queen in assemblies. This would be to the right of the queen but below the four people she in charge of. She is not happy with Prime Minister Blair either. She did point out that because one of the Kings was Normand and could not speak to the English Constinstuates a position was created Prime Minster, so her could have a translator. As she pointed out becuase King George couldn't speak English we have Prime Minster Blair. She was an excellent guide we got to go back ot the alter of the St that is burried there. It is all about placement. Once you have a saint burried in a church everyone wants to be burried next to them. So this is how kings and queens end up there. Also the kings and queens want their nights there so the saga continues till you have 3000+ bodies burried there. Did you know there are 600+ living knights. But there is only enough room to display 36 knight at time in the Westminster Abbey. So as one dies off the sheild is left but the funny little hat abouve their armour is removed. THere are 4 vacancies now and every 4 year between the Queen and Prince Charles they decide who will fill the spots. But as she pointed out Mick Jager and Elton John will never get through the door. Also Mick Jager went to the London School of economics, I found the quite halarious.
Ohh before I go... we were filling into one of the alter rooms which is a very tight space. All of a sudden the line quite moving and there was a mess. One of the tour guides came over and corrected the lady, over here we pass on the left - that is just how we do things over here mam. He was not very nice about it either. To that she sniped back the same you drive on the wrong side of the road. It was quite comical. I felt bad for the lady but as soon as she got with the program the problem with the line went away. There was about 10 in her group, so it was just not her. It was her goup.
Well I will call home to speak to Jasmyn tomorrow - give her my love, I do miss her.
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