London: Day Two

Second day in London, and it was a marathon day. Here are the highlights from today:

-For breakfast this morning, they tried to serve us stewed tomatoes. Let's just say, I wasn't feeling so hungry.
-We got to march in with the band for the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The best part... the band was playing "Mama Mia" while the guards were marching about. All the tourists starting singing along, and it was completely priceless. Also, I have never seen so many tourists in one place..
-Westminster Abbey blew me away. We were seeped in history. It really lived up to all the expectations. Rick Steves guided us to the best parts including Queen Elizabeth's and Bloody Marys burial chamber, the royal coronation chair, and tributes to Charles Darwin, William Shakespeare, and a whole spectrum of poets, scientists, royalty, and all sorts of important British people. Even Martin Luther King, Jr. made an appearance.
-Big Ben and The Houses of Parliament were very impressive and worth the walk.
-In the British Library we saw original Beatles Music lyrics, the first Alice in Wonderland, Da Vinci's notes, the Magna Carta, and the list could go on and on.
-The British Museum (besides being free, a rare thing in London) showed me how much the British pillaged from other countries! We were hard pressed to find something that was British in the British Museum. And most of the statues were headless with signs stating that the heads were in some other European museum. Strange
-Platform 9 and 3/4! Cheesy, but it was a must.
-We ended our long day with a true London meal.. Indian food!


It's still hard to take in all the history and culture that this city has to offer. Not to be cheesy or anything, but it's only been two days and we have barely scratched the surface of this ancient city.