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We took the trains into London today. Our main purpose in going was to see the changing of the guard at the palace at 11:30 AM. We reached the palace only to see a sign stating it would happen tomorrow. They said they must have forgotten to change the sign the other day when we were there. Great!
So, we went to Westminster Abbey. The lines were huge so we walked on over to the London Eye. This is an observation wheel that goes, I believe, 443 feet into the air. The large glass cubicles are great for seeing the city. However, the line went on forever. Acturally two lines; first a line for tickets, then the line for the Eye itself. We decided to have lunch and come back to the London Eye on another day. We could not find a restaurant that would take my Visa and ended up eating at McDonalds! We were all disappointed.
We went back to Westminster Abbey but it was closed so we got in line to attend the evening song service. As we waited inside in line to be let back into the back chapel area we saw the burial places of some people. What surprised us the most was that Charles Darwin is buried there. He died in 1882 and because he was a moral man and not unfamiliar with church he was allowed a burial spot in the Abbey. Anyway becuase we were near the front of the line we were seated right by the singers. It was very nice to hear a service sung.
We then used the underground to get to Knightsbridge and went to Harrods. The store was nice but very expensive. We did have a Krispy Kreme donut. Chloe was also able to purchase a gift there. My daughter needed to consult with a doctor and there was a walk in clinic right in the store. The doctor was funny. He had a very strange, heavy accent and he said “I will look at you and I will cure you”. Ultimately, he did not.
Over all we had a good day even though we did not accomplish much. We did enjoy walking around and just looking at the sights and the evening song service was very good.