Today was our first day of actually seeing London as tourists. We started off the morning with the British Museum (which was free!) and then made our way to a little cafe called EAT for lunch. A sketchy looking man there clearly recognized us as American and asked if we could estimate how much 10,000 pounds would be in American dollars... not really sure where he was going with that but we left before we could find out. After loads of walking and figuring out the Tube we managed to find our way to Buckingham Palace. There were a few guards out front whose primary duty is to be photogenic.
Then we wandered over to Westminster Abby and Big Ben for a photo op. I definitely have about 50 shots of Big Ben from different angles on my camera (so unnecessary...) We walked to all of these instead of taking a bus tour and saved about $50!
For dinner we went to a traditional british pub which was known for their authentic fish and chips (later found out it was a chain and is located all over london...woops). We ordered a pitcher of Primm and enjoyed our first legal drinks (sorry mom). After dinner we wandered over to Baker Street to find the Sherlock Holmes museum and his home. Turns out London looks entirely different at night, but it's still just as beautiful!
Off to Paris tomorrow!
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