A view of the flying buttresses of Westminster Abbey.
A view of the nave from the rear.
A view of the rose window in the south transept.
The statue of Queen Victoria.
The Lady Chapel, built from 1503-12, with a superb vaulted ceiling and choir stalls dating from 1520.
This is the vaulted fan ceiling of the Lady Chapel, equalled
only by the ceiling at King's College in Cambridge. Since no photography
is allowed inside the abbey, this picture and others like it are taken from
the Abbey's website at http://www.westminster-abbey.org
. There are many panoramic views of the Abbey as well as a history and other
information.
A Horse Guard on duty.
Bringing out the two replacement guards from a different
unit.
The two units lined up behind the building on Henry VIII's
tournament grounds.
This unit lines up and rides away.
Beneath a nearby government building is the Cabinet War Rooms Museum. Here are the actual underground rooms used during WW II , left as they were on VJ Day, August 16, 1945. If you wish to see more look at www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet.
Beneath a nearby government building is the Cabinet War Rooms Museum. Here are the actual underground rooms used during WW II , left as they were on VJ Day, August 16, 1945. If you wish to see more look at www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet.
After going to the Cabinet War Room Museum, we had lunch
at this pub, the Westminster Arms. We ate in the Queen Anne's dining
romm, on the second floor.
A cottage in St. James's Park.
A flower bed in St. James's Park.
A Fortnum & Mason carriage.
A guard at St. James's Palace.
Buckingham Palace again.
The statue of Queen Victoria.
We were also able to see the Queen's Galley at Buckingham Palace. This was one of the rooms.
On the walk back to the hotel we saw this group of school children from a private school.
Continue to Day 9.
Continue to Day 9.