As I sit on tbe train to Edinburgh, I wanted to write about yesterday in London. We wrapped the major sites starting with beautiful Kensington Palace and Hyde Park. George II and his queen turned this into a sumptuous home and I laughed that they bickered ovet where to hang paintings. During his long absences she also took over his wardrobe lol. Currently there is also a temporary exhibit of some of Diana's dresses which was nice tho some folks only wanted to see that. Unfortunately the,exhibit on Victoria with many of her personal items was closed. Boo! We talked to a lovely assistant who clearly adored Victoria who also told us she learned 3 Indian dialects so that she could more easily converse with her Indian subject as their Empress. Upon leaving we watched the royal helicopter lift off of yhe gtounds carrying someone somewhere!
We then tourex Westminster Palace which is rife with memorials and tombs including the British Unknown Soldier but alas again no photos! So unfair!! It is dark and somber and where kings are crowned and buried and much unlike St Pauls. We also had tea and cakes at the Abbey cafe...yummy!
We walked by the newest location of Scotland Yard and the Ministry of Defense with memorials to the Korean War and Afghanistan/Iraq too. We ended our day at the Churchill War Rooms! The underground bunker was pacjed with info and stood mainly as it was left in 1945. It also houses a museum on Churchill that was a little much lol. It has no sitting areas so a long time on ones feet on concrete but it was fascinating to this historian. And interesting to see that despite severe rationing in wartime Britain he ate well!
Now on the way to Scotland for couple of days. Weather forecast shows cold rain with high winds..typical.
