England: London (Day 2)

Friday was our last day to head into London before we left on Saturday. We started the day off at the British Museum, where our favorite thing to see was the Rosetta Stone and the Egyptian artifacts. Spencer also really liked seeing the Lykian (sp?) exhibit. Then we happened to walk by a Masonic Lodge that was having a free exhibit on Solomon's temple that was open to the public. It was very interesting to go inside of a Masonic lodge and they had lots of interesting Masonic memorabilia and information, I had no idea they ever let anyone in who wasn't a member! After that we walked by St. Paul's cathedral, we were too late in the day so we weren't able to go in, but it was very breath-taking from the outside. After that we walked across the Millennium footbridge and back over the London bridge. We ended with dinner on Brick Lane also known as "Curry Lane" at a Bangladesh restaurant called "Aladin", the food was very good and it was a fun experience to end the night with.

It has been a great trip, the best part was definitely getting a chance to spend some time with my sister, brother-in-law and cute little niece, Hadley. We're sad it's over, but it has been a wonderful vacation that we will always remember. Cheers!

British Museum

Rosetta Stone

Lykians

Masonic Lodge

Hot chocolate while we figure out where to go next.

St. Paul's Cathedral

Millennium Footbridge

England: Kew Botanical Gardens

Heather, Hadley, Spencer and I headed to Kew Botanical Gardens just outside London today. It was absolutely beautiful, the weather was perfect and we had a very relaxing and tranquil day. We walked through several areas and ended at their treetop canopy walkway which I guess they are pretty well-known for. You can see the London Eye along with some other buildings from the walkway. Little Miss Hadley was a trooper and even walked a decent portion of our day while holding onto Spencer's hand.

On top of the Treetop Walkway.

Way up to the Canopy Treetop Walkway.

England:London

We headed into London today to see some of the sights. We started at Trafalgar square and went to the National Gallery. We were able to see some famous paintings. I loved being able to see one of my favorite paintings - Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio, along with some other classics that I learned about back in school.


We walked past the Household Calvary Museum on our way to Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey.Another door I just had to take a picture of...

Somaliland demonstration looking to be "recognized as a nation by Britain".
Houses of Parliament.
Big Ben.
London Eye.
Saint James Palace.
Buckingham Palace.
Where we got our souvenirs!
Harrods! We had some delicious chocolate from their candy room, so fun!

England: Henley-on-Thames

Heather and Jamie live in a really cute quaint town called Henley-on-Thames. It sits right on the river Thames and you are greeted as you enter the city with this beautiful scene...






A Tribute to Front Doors:
There are so many cute front doors here in England, so I decided to start taking pictures of them. I think I might make a set of cards with photos only of English front doors when I get home.