Parliament Square

Hello all,

These following events are a few days old, I just haven't had a chance to post them yet. I am currently in Edinburgh, Scotland, but I should probably finish up with London before I even get started on that! (I just got in today. Don't worry, you aren't missing too much.

Westminster Abbey: (no photography allowed)
        No picture in the world can prepare you for the incredible beauty that exists within this church. I am terribly disappointed that they did not allow photography in most of the church, which means you all must go see it in person (if you haven't already.) When you walk in, it's like nothing else in the world exists. Only you. Well, and of course all the dead royalty. Included in the ticket price is a free audio guided tour, which I decided to participate in, and it made the experience that much better! Walking around not knowing who's who can be very intimidating - with the audio guide I immediately flash back to 10th grade World History 101. Even if I didn't particularly like history, it was absolutely incredible being in such an ancient, holy place. Utterly surreal.

The House of Parliament:
        Now, I didn't actually go into the parliament building, particularly because the ticket was expensive and the line was really long - it was cold outside, can you blame me? I did however get some pretty awesome pictures of the fantastic architecture outside! I also finally saw Big Ben (that has been on my list for quite some time), and the day I went was the clearest day all week in London. (FYI: there is Persian rave music playing in the other room. Just so you all can visualize where I'm at... okay and now the Wicked soundtrack. Interesting.)

The London Eye:
        Everyone that I talked to before I left told me that I MUST go to the Eye. For once, I listened! It was very cool being up so high. I could see from a completely different perspective what I saw from the ground! However, there was a few people in the bubble with me that were talking rather obnoxiously in Italian to everyone in their contacts list. So that was fun, but other than that I really did enjoy it. Not as breathtaking as Westminster Abbey, but still worth going on!

The Tower of London:
        Okay, this was one of the sites I didn't have my heart set on seeing, but it ended up being one of my favorites. Similar to Parliament Square, this building had a whole lot of history attached to it. You stand in the place that the Prince was murdered in, and look at the same gate that those who committed treason were brought through to be sentenced. Call me dark, but that is pretty damn cool. Plus, the Tower of London  is where the Crown Jewels are held. Though very crowded, I almost peed my pants of excitement when I saw the Imperial State Crown (no photography allowed, unfortunately).

And that my friends pretty much wraps up all that I did in London. If you every go see for yourself, I highly recommend all that I saw, as well as King's Street (my favorite of all the shopping I did... which isn't much.). Shout out to my mate Bryan Sammis and his band The Neighbourhood. I got the privilege of catching up with him a bit before he left - have an awesome show tonight Mr. Sammis!

Rock on Earthlings.
-A