I don't have many pictures to post today because we weren't allowed to take pictures, but today we got a tour of Westminster Abbey. It was so cool. I really enjoyed it, there were just a lot of people. But it was really cool to see where the Queen and other monarchy are coronated, where Will and Kate got married and many memorials and tombs that are there.
Here is Hayli, Me, Alyssa, and Kathryn.
It is so big on the inside. It is one of the tallest naves in all churches. There are many important people buried here and it was cool to see their tombs and memorials of other people. We saw Isaac Newton's grave, Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary I and many other important people. They have poets corner where they memorialize many authors such as C.S Lewis, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, The Bronte sisters, Dylan Thomas, Lord Byron and many other people.
I think one of my favorite things was the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is the only memorial that you are not allowed to walk on. It is the same story as the tomb in the States, but it is surrounded by poppies symbolizing WWI. We also saw the coronation chair, where the monarch sits during coronation. It was all really cool and I enjoyed it immensely.
Because I thought this was funny. I took a picture of this lady mowing the lawn to show my siblings that they aren't the only ones who don't have a push mower.
Flying buttresses at Westminster Abbey
Cheers!
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