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On Thursday night Shanan and Renee came over to our place for a few drinks and some dinner down the road at our local. Sadly the good old Wetherspoons pub let us down, as they had run out of almost everything we wanted to order. Disappointing. However, Tim did persuade Shanan to try his first ever Guinness (insane) and he seemed to enjoy it!
On Friday, Tim decided to make the most of his last day of freedom (before work starts on Monday) so he went out in search of some more London sights.
First stop was St Paul's Cathedral. This was the venue for Winston Churchill's funeral, Charles and Diana's wedding and the Queen Mother's funeral. Interesting facts discovered: the dome of the cathedral is the second largest in the world, behind St Peter's in Rome; Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Florence Nightengale are all buried beneath the cathedral; and whilst this is the fifth version (after having been destroyed by fire twice), some form of church/cathedral has stood at that spot since the 600s.
Tim climbed the 434 steps to the 'golden gallery' and took some snaps of London from high. The ceilings and statues etc inside the cathedral are magnificent...and they must be a nightmare to clean/maintain!!!
Next stop was Mansion House, home of the Mayor of London. Then on to Piccadilly Circus, a London trademark. While the buildings around the circus all look ancient, most are full of new shopping malls. The statue of Eros is a very popular spot for tourists to sit and eat lunch. Tim also wandered through St James' Square, and then down Pall Mall past St James' Palace.
It looks as though the weather is improving, we actually got some sun today! Fingers crossed it stays fine for the weekend.
The enormous dome
of St Paul's
St Paul's
View of the Thames
from up top of St Paul's
Mansion House
Piccadilly
Circus
Statue of Eros
St James'
Square
St James' Palace
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