September 30, 2003

Three Days For London? Hmmm . . .
 
Although we were all suffering from jet lag and a bit of culture shock when we arrived on the 25th, we still managed to trudge around and viewed the park where Virgina Woolf was married, examined ancient Chinese pottery, and lunched in a small pub. This, however, was only the beginning.

Throughout the next few days we tried our best to overcome our jet lag and managed to see the Cabinet War Rooms, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, The National Gallery, and The British Museum. I might also add that both The National Gallery and The British Museum are completely free
which is amazing since you get too see sections of the Parthenon, the Rosetta Stone, and works by Van Gogh and Raphael. The London Library also houses a Gutenberg Bible and some of Di Vinci's original notebooks.

A considerable amount of free time was also allotted to us so that we could learn the underground “tube” system which allows one to get to any place in London in roughly 20 minutes. I was surprised to see so many people performing in the streets and in the tube system for money. Most of these performers were artists, singers, and musicians and were actually quite talented.