Here's the run-down of our past few days here:
Saturday
Big Ben
Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Trafalgar Square
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
London Eye
Sunday
Hillsong Church
Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe (from Sherlock) - which was CLOSED! :(
221B Baker Street from Sherlock - which is actually 187 Gower Street next to Speedy's
The Sherlock Holmes statue
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Regent's Park
Abbey Road
Monday
St. James's Park
Buckingham Palace
The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Green Park
Hyde Park
Harrod's
Piccadilly Circus
The TARDIS at Earl's Court Tube Station
Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station
Today
Tate Modern
Mona Hatoum special exhibit at Tate Modern
Tower of London
The Who Shop (Doctor Who stuff ;) )
CLEARLY very busy!!
With all of our travels, I am VERY proud to say that we have not gotten lost at all! We've become self-proclaimed masters of the Tube, which we have been riding very frequently. Along with all of our walking, it is definitely quite fun to catch glimpses of Big Ben and the London Eye coming back to our hotel.
I am also NOT SORRY that I have gotten Rachel to watch a few episodes of Sherlock with me as she works on her Masters things. :) Especially today, as it is my dear Benedict Cumberbatch's birthday!
Everything truly has been amazing. With all of our museums and other stops, it is incredible to me to think of all of the history that we are catching glimpses of. Seeing the Changing of the Guard yesterday and the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London today really had me thinking about that. Plus, it's been so fun being able to geek out at all of my Doctor Who/Sherlock Holmes/Harry Potter things. Seeing Rachel get all excited about everything at Tate Modern and the National Gallery pretty much balanced that!
It really is an amazing and beautiful country - so rich with history and culture, and so diverse with its beautiful parks and countryside adjacent to sprawling metropolis. It's going to be extremely hard to leave in only a couple days' time. And yes, I so deeply still have Manchester on the mind.
Tomorrow, we will be going to see The London Dungeon show and hitting up the MASSIVE British Museum. Who knows what else we'll get ourselves into after that!
Please continue to pray for Ivy and Eden back in Manchester, and pray for us for safe travels back to Chicago on Thursday!
Blessings,
Lindsay
Sunday
Hillsong Church
Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe (from Sherlock) - which was CLOSED! :(
221B Baker Street from Sherlock - which is actually 187 Gower Street next to Speedy's
The Sherlock Holmes statue
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Regent's Park
Abbey Road
Monday
St. James's Park
Buckingham Palace
The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Green Park
Hyde Park
Harrod's
Piccadilly Circus
The TARDIS at Earl's Court Tube Station
Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station
Today
Tate Modern
Mona Hatoum special exhibit at Tate Modern
Tower of London
The Who Shop (Doctor Who stuff ;) )
CLEARLY very busy!!
With all of our travels, I am VERY proud to say that we have not gotten lost at all! We've become self-proclaimed masters of the Tube, which we have been riding very frequently. Along with all of our walking, it is definitely quite fun to catch glimpses of Big Ben and the London Eye coming back to our hotel.
I am also NOT SORRY that I have gotten Rachel to watch a few episodes of Sherlock with me as she works on her Masters things. :) Especially today, as it is my dear Benedict Cumberbatch's birthday!
Everything truly has been amazing. With all of our museums and other stops, it is incredible to me to think of all of the history that we are catching glimpses of. Seeing the Changing of the Guard yesterday and the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London today really had me thinking about that. Plus, it's been so fun being able to geek out at all of my Doctor Who/Sherlock Holmes/Harry Potter things. Seeing Rachel get all excited about everything at Tate Modern and the National Gallery pretty much balanced that!
It really is an amazing and beautiful country - so rich with history and culture, and so diverse with its beautiful parks and countryside adjacent to sprawling metropolis. It's going to be extremely hard to leave in only a couple days' time. And yes, I so deeply still have Manchester on the mind.
Tomorrow, we will be going to see The London Dungeon show and hitting up the MASSIVE British Museum. Who knows what else we'll get ourselves into after that!
Please continue to pray for Ivy and Eden back in Manchester, and pray for us for safe travels back to Chicago on Thursday!
Blessings,
Lindsay
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