Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Mind the Gap #1

On the 8th of April, I took a train to London and met up with my parents. The week consisted of going straight from living and integrating myself into the culture to being an American tourist with German-American medical professional parents, and I needed a lot of coffee in order to keep up with them.

The tube was interesting. I'm starting to wish I kept a tally sheet for every time we've heard or seen the phrase "Mind the Gap".


On the 10th, we went to St. Paul's Cathedral early that morning. It's located on Ludgate Hill, which is the highest point in London. 


I wasn't allowed to take pictures while inside. My parents were extremely interested in the Crypt, but we weren't allowed in that day.

Later we went to Buckingham Palace and we were lucky enough to watch the changing of the guards.


I really liked the Tower of London despite the lack of pictures. I did get a picture of Henry VIII's armor and the reason why speaks for itself.



I particularly liked the story of the Bloody Tower, which was about the deaths of Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury. 

The Crown Jewels were pretty cool too. It was interesting to read about which hand the monarchs held the sceptres and The Sovereign's Orb, but as soon as I saw the actual things behind the glass, all I could think about was this:



The end of the day was eventful and pretty self-explanatory.



Crossing the London Eye off my bucket list wasn't the entirety if the eventful part. I was laughing the entire time we were up there and when we got off, I wouldn't shut up about how I farted on the London Eye.

I took the most pictures from there.