Westminster Abbey

So today was very interesting we did many things like go on a boat to go sightseeing, went to an abbey, saw Big Ben ( it's a clock ), and ended up eating at a Mexican restaurant!

My favorite place we went to was Westminster Abbey! In Westminster Abbey I learned that there are many buried people in the church. We all went to see the high altar - it shines like butter on bread, yum. There were many things to see and do. My brother, sis and I did an activity worksheet and learned so much from that. Such as queens and kings had their coronation ceremony here, there is a special choir of boys, services are held every day, and there are many colorful works of art. I also saw where Queen Elizabeth I is buried.

London has been so terrific. I earned a prize for completing the worksheet on Westminster and I earned a chocolate coin. It was a marvelous day out so we sat on a grassy area by the abbey and ate sandwiches by Big Ben!

When we all were done eating, we headed to a boat and we went on a Thames River cruise. We saw lots of bridges like the London bridge, tower bridge, and Blackfriars Bridge. Also one of the crew told us about famous buildings on the riverside. One of my favorite was The Globe Theater - built exactly like William Shakespeare's theater. We got off the boat at Greenwich and ended the day with an observatory, museum and a lovely Mexican restaurant.

It was 8:30pm when we got home. Everyone was tired but we got to talk to our family in NJ until 10:40pm and then we hung up and went to bed.