Two Days of London and already a Lifetime of Memories

Just a couple of Frimonds under the Tower Bridge

I just love the Parliament building !!

So Hil and I finished up our second full day in London and have already made many life memories. The most exciting for me was yesterday when Hil and I got to sit in and watch The House of Commons and then the House of Lords (equivalent to US House of Representatives and Senate respectively) debate in the Parliament buildings. It was completely unexpected and totally a highlight for both of us. The ornate grand architecture and design inside both the houses is enough to make anybodies jaw drop. I could not help but think that I was sitting in the room where it was decided to send Britain into both World Wars, the US Revolutionary War, to black out the city to protect it from German bombers during the war and much much more over the last five hundred years.

Today we spent about three hours touring Westminster Abby. It was another experience which will be hard to ever forget. Hil and I both stood, as a church wide prayer was going on, looking at the burrial tomb of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scotts. (point of information: Mary Queen of Scotts, Elizabeth's sister, didn't even get her own tomb she just got burried under her sister!) The history that the walls of the Abby have seen can truly be felt by the incredible energy of the building. History came to life as we strolled past the graves of King James I, Henry III, Edward the Conqueror, Henry VII, Milton (Author of Paradise Lost), and over a hundred more titans of history from the last 1,000 years.

On a final note for today I can say with some great guidance from Hil and Ross I can safely say I have figured out how to ride the tube with confidence.

Stay tuned for our next post. same blog, same website, same people discovering the world!