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Today we went to London. England is probably most well known for London. To get to London we had to drive for about an hour to get to a subway then after we got off the subway we rode on a bus, then five more short subway rides. We got off at Kings Cross and visited 9 and 3/4. In case you didn't know what 9 and 3/4 is, it is where wizards go to get to Hogwarts. The first thing we did when we got out of the subway was to go to the Albert and Victoria Museum. I've been to a lot of museums, but this one seemed different. They had a huge collection of statues by Rodin. Rodin is the sculptor who made The Thinker. There was Greek mythology and each statue told a story. Then once you left the statue section you were in Asia. Asia had a huge selection. Things like quilts, armour, dresses, statues, carvings, silverware, swords and so many other amazing things. There were other parts of the museum like ceramics, glassware, architecture, furniture, beauty and jewellery and so many more.
After the museum we headed out to find somewhere to eat. We ended up in China Town (yes, China Town in London) where we, of course, ate Chinese. After that we hadn't really planned any more so we just walked around sight seeing. We saw the Eye of London but didn't go on it. It gets dark in England at 4:00 PM so we only had about an hour of sunlight left by this time. We decided to head for Big Ben. Big Ben is actually a giant bell tower, not a clock as most people think. The bell is called Big Ben and the tower is called St. Stephens Tower. Big Ben isn't as big as most people think it is. It's 315 feet which is pretty small compared to the 1,063 foot Eiffel Tower. It was pretty hard to get a good picture since it was already pretty dark. On our way back to the subway, we stopped by Westminster Abbey. It was closed so we couldn't go inside but we could explore the grounds and garden. Westminster Abbey is where royalty in England get married.
To get back we went on one big subway ride back and rode a bus back to the subway station. London really is amazing. It isn't like other big cities all polluted and kind of depressing, with homeless people. There were lights hanging from the buildings and there's a warm glow from all of the houses and restaurants. There were amazing fountains and statues and everybody seemed so happy ice skating and running around. We got to climb on giant lion statues and window shop. Every store had a different scent, perfume, fish and chips, old and dusty, just cleaned. As we explored, everything became more and more familiar and it was like being four again, being in England for the first time. It's so hard to capture everything about London in words. It was just so different than down town Kentucky. Everybody is so happy and helpful even if we are confused Americans.
After the museum we headed out to find somewhere to eat. We ended up in China Town (yes, China Town in London) where we, of course, ate Chinese. After that we hadn't really planned any more so we just walked around sight seeing. We saw the Eye of London but didn't go on it. It gets dark in England at 4:00 PM so we only had about an hour of sunlight left by this time. We decided to head for Big Ben. Big Ben is actually a giant bell tower, not a clock as most people think. The bell is called Big Ben and the tower is called St. Stephens Tower. Big Ben isn't as big as most people think it is. It's 315 feet which is pretty small compared to the 1,063 foot Eiffel Tower. It was pretty hard to get a good picture since it was already pretty dark. On our way back to the subway, we stopped by Westminster Abbey. It was closed so we couldn't go inside but we could explore the grounds and garden. Westminster Abbey is where royalty in England get married. 
To get back we went on one big subway ride back and rode a bus back to the subway station. London really is amazing. It isn't like other big cities all polluted and kind of depressing, with homeless people. There were lights hanging from the buildings and there's a warm glow from all of the houses and restaurants. There were amazing fountains and statues and everybody seemed so happy ice skating and running around. We got to climb on giant lion statues and window shop. Every store had a different scent, perfume, fish and chips, old and dusty, just cleaned. As we explored, everything became more and more familiar and it was like being four again, being in England for the first time. It's so hard to capture everything about London in words. It was just so different than down town Kentucky. Everybody is so happy and helpful even if we are confused Americans.
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ReplyDelete9 and 3/4!!!!! My favorite place! Were you thinking of me when you went there?
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