More London

June 22nd, 2007

The rest of our time in London was spent mainly in the Westminster area, which includes the parliament buildings, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Besides these landmarks, we also had a chance to visit Trafalgar Square and stop by Canada House (the Canadian Embassy), stroll through St. James Park, watch the guards parade around in the Wellington Barracks, and spent a moment in contemplation at both the Guard’s Chapel and St. Margaret’s Church. The church was beautiful, but Matt got a stern talking to the moment he brought out his camera, so no pictures from there…

We got a chance to sit in the House of Commons and hear some vigorous debate about the government’s 5 million pound cut in military medical aid. This is Matt outside the parliament buildings.

Union Jacks and London cabs everywhere!

Big Ben through the trees.

This Chapel was partially destroyed by a bomb during WWII and rebuilt as a memorial to both soldiers and the workers who were restoring it at the time. Linnea managed to track down some McNallys in the memorial listings on the walls. More pictures to come when we get her camera cord mailed from home.

Matt and Linnea outside Buckingham Palace being tourists.

When life gives you lemons, sell them for 30 pence apiece!

The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.

They looked hot. Erm… temperature-wise.

Linnea poses for the Tank Girl Calendar 2007.

Built for the millenium celebrations in Britain, this gigantic structure allows tourists (for about $35 apiece) to get a birds-eye view of London.

Some more Trafalgar Square. Rawr.

Next up, the city of Dreaming Spires. Stay tuned for our stay in Oxford.

4 Comments Add your own

• 1. Momma J.  |  June 22nd, 2007 at 8:41 pm

  First…thanks to Kevan G. for ‘enlightening’ me on URL’s. Requests are poring in for your trip site which I have been handing out with gay abandon. So much fun…can’t wait to hear about Oxford.

• 2. Logan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:00 pm

  Beautiful pictures, looks like it’s going to be an excellent month at Oxford. I especially appreciated the Tank Girl photograph. lol

• 3. Mom Mc  |  June 24th, 2007 at 12:16 pm

  You guys take great pictures. I like your commentaries too! Love ya!

• 4. Mom Mc  |  June 24th, 2007 at 1:56 pm

  Hi Matt and Linnea. I wrote a comment earlier but it did not register - not sure what I did or didn’t do but here it goes again. It looks like you two are having a fabulous time and I hope you can maintain your busy schedules, get enough rest to recharge your batteries and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy each other. Mom and I are at the beach and yesterday Marcia and Trevor spent a good part of the day with us. Mika continues to grow and develop more each time we see her. We played Settlers of Catan and Marcia won, much to the chagrin of Trevor. I joined facebook and entered some pics from your wedding - you two are quite photogenic.
  Love and Cheers from Dad Mc

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