Fish 'n' Chips

     Post # 3- London, England

     so here I am in London, it sure was a tiring train ride. We stormed through the English channel from France and I had a nightmare finding my hotel. Eventually I did find it, but it took nearly an hour to find my way through that mess of streets that they call London. I just completely crashed, and to top things off, it was raining outside!

     the weather eventually cleared up, however. The next day I took a tour through London on a big, red bus with an open deck. It really is an amazing city, but I decided on the tour bus because I most certainly do not trust my sense of direction in this maze. The tour was great, though. We passed by a huge church called St. Pauls cathedral, and some really historic places that looked centuries old. My favorite was the houses of parliament, on the Thames river.

This is the House of parliament from a bridge over the Thames. The huge clock you see is called the Big Ben, an icon of London. The rest of the building is devoted to housing the British Parliament, a group of people similar to the Senate and House of Reps that we have in the states. See the big red bus in front? That is similar to the tour bus I took, except the top was open air so people could take better pictures.

     Of course, even a tourist has to eat. I stopped at a small riverside cafe and decided to have a quick lunch. I got the classic, British fish 'n' chips. They were great! I  have to say, those brits may have outranked even the Italians in cuisine choice.

     At the end of the day, I took a ride on the Big Ferris wheel of London. Now, when I say big, I mean monsterous.

Yea. Big. I could see the whole city from there, where I got some awesome pictures. I recommend that people with a fear of heights should most certainly NOT go on this.

     But, early on, I realized that there was more to Great Britain than London. So, on the second day, I rented a car and traveled up the countryside to Edinburgh, Scotland. That city is so old, you can smell the history. Cobblestoned Streets and the works made Edinburgh a thriving, tourist ridden city.
If you are traveling to Edinburgh, this is a useful site right here
     England is an interesting and beutiful nation, but I eventually had to move on, to...

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