Today we woke up early and headed out to the tube to ride up to the Tower of London. We got a little lost which was frustrating ( and it was raining) but finally we made it. This landmark is full of cool things to see and we spent the greater part of the morning exploring the different towers and artifacts. We got to see the crown jewels--very cool!-- and even the bloody tower that held many famous people captive. At the tower they keep these famous giant ravens that are literally the size of like cats which were kind of scary. From here we grabbed some lunch and then walked along the Thames to view the London Eye (World's largest ferris wheel) and then we caught sight of Big Ben. Absolutly magnificant and just as I pictured it! We even got to hear it toll on the hour :) We saw the house of parliament and Westminster Abbey (the place of the royal wedding coming up in April). On our way out to Buckingham Palace we walked through the beautiful St. Jame's Park. They had tons of cool birds hanging out by the water (swans, pelicans, pigeons, ducks, etc.). We saw an older man feeding the birds some bread and was a sight! Every time he threw a piece of bread in birds from everywhere in sight flocked to him! They even had a type of duck-like bird that looked as though it ran on top of the water. We finally headed out to Buckingham Palace which was absolutely beautiful. Afterwards we visited the Wellington Arch (dedicated to the Duke of Ellington which is the person Amanda has to write a paper for in our British Studies Class). To end a nice day of touring the city we headed over to Harrod's. Harrod's is a famously huge superstore right in the city that sells everything! They have clothing, food, souvenirs, sports gear, furniture, carpets, etc.--and all quite expensive! It was a tiring experience just to explore all of their floors! We headed back to the hotel again and enjoyed some more Chicken Palace Pizza and BBC.
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