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Tourist-y Fun, Part Deux May 21, 2008

Getting a late start, I decided to embark on yet another day of tourist attractions. I know I was successful because I spent most of the day surrounded by more Americans than English people. My first stop was Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. I wasn’t really that interested in seeing Big Ben, but it’s way more impressive in person than in pictures. Definitely worth the trip. I tried to figure out how to get into the Houses of Parliament to take advantage of the free tours I had heard about, but couldn’t figure out how to make my way past the policemen with guns. There were plenty of things to see on the outside anyway.

I then walked over to Westminster Abbey. Again, I didn’t actually go in, because I didn’t want to pay (another thing I am saving for when visitors arrive). Instead, I sat on the grass in front of the abbey and made a daisy chain for Peaches. It was a lovely day, and a nice place to sit.

Then I walked up to Trafalgar Square, which is giant. There were a million people gathered around taking a million photographs. But it’s quite a sight to see, and I’m glad I wandered over. In the middle of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery. I wasn’t sure what the gallery held, so I went in to take a look. They had a lot of classical paintings, including Di Vinci, Cezanne, and Michelangelo. As well, they had some Van Gogh, who is my absolute favorite. They had Sunflowers, which is absolutely gorgeous. What I like about Van Gogh is that you can never really get a good idea of the painting until you see it in person. Again, I was reprimanded for taking pictures in the museum, so I was only able to get one picture of the roof. Geez, these English people are strict. And love statues. They’re everywhere.