This is the Abbey where they have the Coronation Ceremonies for the new Queens and Kings, and they have been doing it there for centuries and centuries!
They have so many tombs of famous people that they are literally shoved into every nook and cranny available.
Poets Corner was one of my favorite places in the Abbey. This is a place where many famous poets, writers, musicians, etc are buried or have memorials.
Some famous names I saw: Chaucer, Handel, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Caedmon, T.S. Elliot, Rupert Brooke, and many many more.
They also have the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Abbey surrounded by red Poppies.
The Coronation Chair is there. This has been used since medieval times! (1308 to be exact)
Here are some photos from Westminster!
After visiting Westminster, we walked around to see some memorials outside, and walked past Big Ben and Parliment. We then went to the Tate Britain to see some paintings for my Bible and Christianity class, then meandered along the Thames and found our way to a tube stop to take us to High Street Kensington (one of my favorite streets for shops) and ate at the Whole Foods there. After that, we came home and I finished working on a paper for my WWI class!
More Photos!
When we went to Whole Foods for lunch we found this place where they make taco salads. It is the closest thing to Cafe Rio we can find out here! And that is one place we are all missing!
1 comment:
That salad needs a lot more lettuce, but other than that, it looks pretty good. By the way, how do you spell parliament?
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