Cheerio, London!

The view From the Whispering Gallery. A circular seating area looking down on the cathedral. A whisper in this location can be heard clearly 32 meters away, on the other side of the gallery.

The view from the Stone Gallery. About 300 meters above the cathedral floor.

Beautiful London.

A last look at Big Ben and all its glory

Well, we're heading to Paris this afternoon so this is the final entry for round one of London. Yesterday we had an awesome day; we met up with or flat mates in the financial district of London and went to lunch at the oldest pub in the city; it opened in 1546! There was room for literally 20 people in the whole place and the ceiling was no higher than 7 feet. For any fans of the movie Snatch, there is a scene where the characters are sitting making the deal about the sale of the diamond. Well, this scene was filmed inside this same pub - at the table we we sitting. Aaaaand, something we all found quite interesting is that the pub does not legally fall within the city limits of London despite being slap-dab in the middle of it geographically. By nature of some antiquated law this small area of the city (marked by black iron gates) is part of the county of Cambridgeshire.

When we parted ways, Trev and I continued on to St. Paul's Cathedral which was nothing short of amazing. Beautiful art, incredible memorials and sweeping views of the city from the roof of the dome. It was an absolutely beautiful day so once again we were lucky to be able to snap some great pictures.

We finished our day back at the House of Parliament where we listened to the House of Commons debate the financial goings-on of the country, and the House of Lords debate Marine preservation. Clearly the former was more relevant and interesting.

Our next update will be from a friends house in Paris. Cheers!