Day 10: Walking and London

Ever since we landed in England, we have pretty much been going non-stop. On one hand, I'm in another country and who knows if I'll ever be able to come back, so why spend a lot of my time sleeping or relaxing in our flat. On the other hand, I think the exhaustion is finally starting to catch up with everyone. Which is unfortunately timed because we probably did the most walking on this day than we have any other day since landing in England.

Our group traveled to the Royal Exchange and waited to meet our tour guide that would take us on a walking tour of the city of London. The overall term "London" actually refers to two different sections, Westminster and the city of London. On our duck boat tour the other day, we toured Westminster, which is very much the more tourist-centered section of London that includes Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. On our walking tour, we toured the city of London, which is the more historical section of London. For example, we saw the church where Oliver Cromwell and John Milton are buried, the old walls from the original Roman boundaries of the city, and St. Paul's Cathedral. After about two hours, our tour ended at the Museum of London where we had the chance to walk around and see a physical timeline of how London has progressed over the past thousands of years.

The old Roman walls around the original boundary of London

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral ft. a statue of Queen Anne (She was apparently an alcoholic and is said to be looking toward the liquor store that was across the street)