Yesterday morning I woke up at the crack of dawn to go to Westminster Bridge to have a poetry session with about 1/3 of my class. We read "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" by the Romantic poet William Wordsworth. I don't usually do these types of things, but it was a very pleasant experience. It was only 7:30 in the morning and 75 degrees out. I enjoyed a cup of tea and even wrote a poem! When Big Ben chimed 9:00, we met the rest of my class at Parliament. We didn't have class in the morning because we took a tour of the Houses of Parliament instead. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside. Sorry!
Oliver Cromwell and Parliament.
We passed security and are waiting for our tour guide!
After the tour of Parliament, a few girls and I took an audio tour of Westminster Abbey before class at 1:00 pm. This is the statue of Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus at one of the side entrances of the old Gothic church. I was disappointed we weren't allowed to take pictures in here either because we saw the coronation chair that has been used since 1308 and the burials and memorials of many kings, queens, soldiers, poets, scientists, and more!
All dressed up for dinner and Les Miserables.
A special treat for dessert!
Anyways, the show was amazing : ]
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