I went to many famous tourist attractions such as The Tower of London.
Inside the Tower is a knight having a brilliant idea.
There is also a lovely ancient Norman chapel inside the Tower.
Another famous tourist attraction was Westminster Abbey, where lots of dead people are stored.
Rivaling Westminster Abbey is the beautiful St. Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
You can climb to the very top of the immense dome of St. Paul's. It is about 450 feet down from here. Note the clock towers in the lower right which you can see in the previous photo from below.
From the top you can see lots of London, including The Globe Theater (look real hard), which is a reconstruction of the famous theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were originally staged. It is entirely handmade from wood and brick. (I did notice some nails in the floorboards, though. Hmmmm.)
From the Globe you can look across the Thames back at St. Paul's.
Near the Globe is the Design Museum where there was a temporary exhibit featuring the work of Charles and Ray Eames, who apparently designed every chair I ever sat on in high school. If you have ever sat on a bright red or blue or green fiberglass chair that can be stacked on others of its ilk, that's the one.
I also went to the British Museum, which contains the famous Rosetta Stone. I have a picture of it, but I didn't scan it, because it would be all Greek to you. Ahahahahahah.
The Victoria and Albert Museum is immense, and only a tiny fraction of its holdings are on display at any given moment. While I was there I noticed some inspirations for Quake and Tomb Raider architecture.
My grandpa and his wife Lily and I took a day trip to Cambridge. We walked around the various Colleges of Cambridge University, including Trinity College. From the grounds of Trinity you could see St. James' College and the River Cam as well.
I visited Rosminah at Kew Gardens, where she is doing graduate work. I brought her food from the States, which her classmates promptly consumed, the jerks.
It was lovely in London. I think I'll go back. I actually made a profit on the trip. United overbooked the return flight so I volunteered to stay overnight in return for a hotel room and $1000 in travel vouchers, but it turns out there was a seat open on the flight anyway...in business class. So United Airlines paid me $1000 to move from coach to business. Gotta love it.
