First day of touring in London and what a day. We had a chance to sleep in! Ok it better than that. We visited Westminster Abbey which is resplendent (yes I said that) with history. I will not even try to describe the events and monuments associated with this place, one of my favorite but rarely (for me) visited places in the world. No pictures allowed inside, sorry. Follow the link above and if you decide of visit pre-buy your entry, it will speed you up!
One thing different on this visit was the ever present sound of helicopters flying overhead. Several coincidences lined up here, it is a Saturday, there is unrest in the United Kingdom over Brexit and President Trump of the United States is in the U.K. as well. The protester’s presence was felt throughout central London but the interesting thing was for all the noise it was actually rather peaceful and organized. The police and protesters seemed to have agreed that as long as you stay peaceful we will too. The protesters had their time and not only did the London police let them have their say they were most definitely interacting with them. No more details than that but as long as thing stay orderly all was OK. Of course the police blocked Whitehall and would not let anyone near Downing St. but that is understandable. What a lesson for Syd, we told her to read the crowd, if there was an issue we would not be here. Hope she gets the point.
After all this Kim and Sydney let me walk around during the magic hour to photograph the neighborhood. A picturesque area, see the pics for details.
A good day. Cobble stones and G&Ts. Nice.
