Hit up Westminster Abbey today. Very impressive considering it’s the coronation site of all the kings and queens since William the Conqueror was crowned there. It has the tombs of various kings and queens, such as Mary of Scotland, as well as famous people responsible for England’s history. Chaucer (Paul Bettany in A Knight’s Tale) and Handel are buried here and Shakespeare has his own monument. Following this we rode the London Eye the world’s tallest Ferris wheel that gives a great view of parliament and Big Ben. We saw Buckingham Palace afterwards. The St. James Park on the way was beautiful especially in this weather. Will have to see the changing of the guard in the next few days. It’s interesting to note that the walls around it have no graffiti or gum at all. I can only imagine the fines. Went to Trafalgar Square and then to King’s Cross. Nice little thing to see the trolley in between platforms 9 and 10 marking 9 ¾. Ate at “My Old Dutch Pancake House” where I essentially got a large crepe with duck and Hoi sin sauce inside. Tasty.
I left the girls at this point to try and find Fabric before tonight. Found it luckily. Then hit up Waterloo Station where The Bourne Ultimatum was shot (reporter rendezvous). Couldn’t find the transition sign where the asset shot from, but I might have found the bathroom newsstand where the reporter hid. Saw London Bridge at night afterwards. Nice.
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