May 12th, 2004 by alephnaught
London
We got up and had a good breakfast. The wireless internet access isn’t working – oh well. Anyway, we got out and walked over to the St. Pancras station – its one of the oldest rail stations left in London and is being refit to be the end of the Channel Tunnel line.
The spire and clock of St. Pancras station
We then got a cab and rode over to the Tate British. We walked through the Turners, which were amazing. We ate a wonderful lunch in the cafe (skip the restaurant – the cafe is better). Aviva had the fish pie and I had a meat pie – really great. As we went back into the galleries the fire alarm went off – we had to stand outside for about 15 minutes and then were allowed back in. We went straight to the William Blake room, which was amazing, and then hit the shop and found a cab.
"Death on a Pale Horse" by J. M. W. Turner
We got to Westminster Abbey. We walked through most of the abbey and then caught yet another cab.
The entrance of Westminster Abbey
The old main entrance to Westminster Abbey
The key things to see within the Abbey, copied from the brochure
The ticket for entrance to Westminster Abbey (front)
The ticket for entrance to Westminster Abbey (back)
We rode over to the Temple Church, which is located within the lawyers area across from the main court building. This church is one of the oldest in London – it was bombed in World War II but has been restored. The church was built by Knights Templar in the late 1100’s.
The Temple Church facade from across the master's garden
The main rosette
One of the crypts inside the church
The Temple Church organ
Two of the front stained glass windows
And this is the old door for the Temple Church
We got a cab over to Covent Garden, which is a shopping and restaurant area. We ate at an Italian restaurant and then walked a bit more and got a ride back to the hotel.
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