London Day 6: August 7, 2014

Today was our last full day in London! First, we went to Kensington Palace, the historic homes of the royal family and we learned about the monarchs of the 1600s-1800s but there was also an interesting modern display of recent royal gowns (Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret and Princess Diana). Laura is sad to report that no wedding dresses were on display. The Palace grounds also contains current homes of extended members of the Royal family (including Laura's favourite Kate Middleton).

 Historic Kensington Palace

Then, we had a sushi takeaway lunch at "Wasabi" which was not bad for a fast food sushi place. We visited Westminster Abbey after lunch, which was really cool. We saw tombs and markers for tons of interesting people like Issac Newton, various Kings and Queens, and Chaucer. Edmond Halley also had a marker that was shaped like a comet! Laura's favourite was Mary, Queen of Scots, who was on the opposite side of her rival, Queen Elizabeth I.

We then visited the outside of the re-creation of Globe Theatre as well as the site of the original theatre (they found some foundations a couple of decades ago), which was a few blocks away. This began the second half of our day, which turned out to be dedicated to round objects.

 The New Globe Theatre

 Markers for the original Globe Theatre

Then, we took a break and had dinner. Continuing our round object theme, we also visited Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus. Then, we took a ride on the London Eye just around sunset and got very nice views of London. This was a good way to end our trip!

Tomorrow, we fly home!