I snoozed again this morning until 8:15am and then finally rolled out, showered and pulled my hair up. It was supposed to rain today but never really did. It was just muggy and uncomfortable. We started our day by walking past Somerset House. I wanted to see the fountains but they were off because of something that was going on. So we didn't stay long. Then we walked up to Covent Gardens. It reminded me a lot of Pike's Market. Lots of booths and shops and people. I bought wooden flowers for me and the girls and some playing cards.
We ate a Cornish pasty for lunch which was very interesting but good, and then walked down to Temple Church. Very cool old buildings and gardens nearby. We walked past the Royal Courts of Justice so most of the buildings around Temple Church are lawyer offices so Mom and I didn't really blend very well. We wandered around this garden that only had the one entrance/exit. That was a pain.
We were done with all that by 1:30 pm so we decided to hop the Tube to Wes
tminster. We walked by Big Ben and the Houses of Parliment to go to Wesminster Abbey. I have never seen so much stuff crammed into one space in my life! I wonder what you have to do to get a memorial in the
re. Be a king or queen for sure, but I figure you just have to be willing to pay a lot. Poet's Corner was my favorite spot in there. I included some quotes from some of the noteworthies buried there. A lot of memorials and effigies for people buried elsewhere but still important enough to merit a spot on the wall of floor. Some of my favorites were Edmund Spencer, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Handel and George Eliot. We walked around the museum as well. Very interesting. 
tminster. We walked by Big Ben and the Houses of Parliment to go to Wesminster Abbey. I have never seen so much stuff crammed into one space in my life! I wonder what you have to do to get a memorial in the
re. Be a king or queen for sure, but I figure you just have to be willing to pay a lot. Poet's Corner was my favorite spot in there. I included some quotes from some of the noteworthies buried there. A lot of memorials and effigies for people buried elsewhere but still important enough to merit a spot on the wall of floor. Some of my favorites were Edmund Spencer, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Handel and George Eliot. We walked around the museum as well. Very interesting. 
After we finished there we did a little secret walk around some obscure streets near St. James and Picadilly. Nice buildings. Upscale houses that home people like Princess Di when she was young, etc. I love the buildings here! So cool. Very old. Then we stopped by Tesco and got food and came home, ate dinner, called home, uploaded pictures from today and now writing in journal. It's been a full day of walking and I'm ready to read and go to bed.
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