Day 2 in London

Today's london trip was jam packed with historical sights and involved lots and lots of walking. We started off by taking the tube to Westminster, where we took a guided tour of Westminster Abbey and saw the tombs of past kings and queens. We also gained insight on the events that take place there, such as weddings, funerals, and coronations. After the tour we went to Tesco's, a small grocery store to get some lunch that we enjoyed while lounging in St. James Park. Once our lunch was over, we went to the Churchill War Rooms where we walked through the underground bunkers of his cabinet and staff rooms during his time as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense during WW2. After a long amount of time looking through the war rooms and Churchill Museum, we walked through Trafalgar Square and took some photos at Nelsons Column before having some time to see some of the paintings at the National Gallery. Following the National Gallery, we once again began to trek through london to end up in Soho for dinner. Given sometime to go shopping, we explored the shops in london before retiring to Mother Mash for a dinner of chicken pot pie and mashed potatoes. Once dinner was over, we filtered into the tube once more to go to Waitrose, another grocery store to pick up some snack for our flight and journey to Amsterdam. Finally left the city of london behind as we entered the rooms of our hotel awaiting the early rise of tomorrow. 

yours truly, Sasha

After waking up to eat breakfast here at the hotel, our group took the famous London underground subway to Westminster. Once there, we took a tour of Westminster Abbey. We saw the resting places of many famous people such as Isaac Newton, Charles Dickens, and Queen Elizabeth I. They abbey was awe-inspiring and the tour guide gave very detailed explanations concerning the history and the resting places of the  place. We then walked to a park to have a picnic lunch.

     Following lunch, our group had the pleasure of seeing the Churchill WW2 War Rooms on a self-guided tour. We then walked to Trafalgar Square, visited the National Gallery to enjoy the art. Afterwards, we walked to Soho for some shopping and dinner. 

- Jeremy

Today we started out with a really nice breakfast which included almost anything you think of. We then took the subway to the Westminster which we then visited the Westminster Abbey, the place was really interesting since the Abbey buried a lot of famous English historical figures. The church was really large and the gothic style of architecture made the the place really breathtaking, although we weren't allowed to take pictures inside the church i don't think I could ever forget the scenery of the Westminster abbey. After our visit inside the Church we then headed to the war rooms of Winston Churchill. The war room museum gave a very good insight onto what it was like to direct the war from the underground. I also thought that the museum gave a good insight to Churchill's personalities and his preferences on certain things like his favorite food which apparently was Beef Wellington. Right after that we headed straight for the National Gallery which contained some of the most famous paintings from all across Europe and we even tried to reenact some of the pictures. Although the trip forces us to walk a lot I still feel that this trip's experience had helped me learn more about the British culture and was still a fun experience, and i am very excited to go to Amsterdam tomorrow.

-Jack