Day 13: Homework and a by night tour of London!

Admiralty Arch: a large office building in London which incorporates
 an archway providing road
 and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends
 to the South-West, and Trafalgar Square to the North-East.
 It was designed by Sir Aston Webb, constructed by
 John Mowlem & Co and completed in 1912.

The London Eye! One of the biggest Farris
Wheels in the World!
Originally conceived by architects
 David Marks and Julia Barfield as an entry for
 a millennium landmark competition,
 the project took six years and the expertise of hundreds
 of people from five European countries to turn it into a reality..
You can see up to 25 miles in each direction
 with views over some of the world's most famous sights.

This is us on the Embankment bridge.
Looking out over the Thames River.

Parliament and Big Ben from the
Embankment bridge.

Our London Family

Parliament and Big Ben from the Westminster Bridge.

Parliament and Big Ben:The name "Big Ben" is generally known
 to describe the clock tower as a whole.
However, "Big Ben" is actually the principal bell within the tower.
 The site of the Houses of Parliament is the Palace of Westminster,
 a royal palace and former residence of kings.
 The House of Commons and the House
 of Lords conduct their sittings here.

Westminster Abby: The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster,
 which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey,
is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral
. It is the traditional place of coronation
 and burial site for English monarchs.

This is a stone we found right next to Westminster Abby.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence
 of Britain's sovereigns since 1837. It evolved from a town house
 that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century
 by the Dukes of Buckingham.
Today it is The Queen's official residence.

Trafalgar Square & Nelsons Column Trafalgar Square was built to commemorate
 Admiral Nelson on his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar.
 The square is now a popular site for political demonstrations,
 and is the site of Nelson's Column, which has four giant lions at its base.
 The square also boasts two water fountains.

This is the pub we saw its name is Sherlock Holmes!

Kristena and Megan In the front seat
of a Double Decker Bus.

Today I mostly just did homework and researched for some designers for my textile class.

Then when the girls got home Kristena had been invited to a sight seeing tour with a guy that we met on St. Patty's day so we went out to see the sights at night. We went and saw the London Eye and Big Ben and Parliament. We walked over to Westminster Abbey and to Buckingham Palace we also walked up the Mall to see the Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square & Nelsons Column and on the way home we saw a Pub that was named Sherlock Holmes!!