Friday, July 11

A day filled with lots of history today...

We started at Buckinham Palace for the Changing of the Guard.  Lots of pomp and ceremony with that, thought it was bit hard to tell what was going on.  My favorite part - the band playing John Williams music.  There's nothing like  those fancy guys in their jackets and black fuzzy hats playing the themes from Indiana Jones and Star Wars...

Buckingham Palace

We then walked to Westminster Abbey.  That's a magnificent building. Jeremy Irons narrated our tour.  Sadly, the tomb of Edward the Confessor was off limits, but we did get to see Queen Elizabeth I's tomb as well as many, many others.  The whole building was definitely an awe-inspiring sight to behold.  And who can resist flying buttresses!

We then made our way to the British Museum, where we saw lots of really cool old things - the Rosetta Stone (bigger than I expected), the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon (give them back to Greece!), and many other neat things.  We didn't get to see nearly enough of what the museum holds, but we did get to see the main highlights.

Rosetta Stone

Elgin Marbles

Today we are off to the Harry Potter studios!