Ok so due to Internet issues last night, I was unable to post last night. However, my last night in London by myself, was great! I began with an inside tour of Westminster Abbey. This church has a fascinating history as most of England's monarchs have been crowned and buried there. Among the most famous are Elizabeth I, Mary I, Henry VI, and James I. Elizabeth I is famous for restoring Britain to the Anglican religion, while her sister Mary, is famous for burning people who refused to convert to Catholicism. James I was the monarch that sat on the throne when Jamestown was founded by British colonists. Additionally, there are many other famous people including: Jane Austin, Lord Byron, Sir Issac Newton, Charles Dickens, William Wordsworth, George Frederick Handel and Charles Darwin. There is an especially large memorial to William Shakespeare, who is buried in Stratford-upon-Avon. Essentially, you must achieve greatness and die, in order to be buried in the Abbey.
Later that afternoon, I made my way across London, in the pouring rain to the Tate Modern Museum of Art. There are some very interesting including one version of Monet's "Water Lilies". The detail in some of the art was incredible. However, some of it was so interesting, that I didn't quite know what to make of it. You'll have to decide for yourself! That night was followed by an evening in Notting Hill. Most of you may know the name from the movie with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. They actually have a house with a blue door and a travel book shop. I browsed around and bought a couple rings from a booth. I plan on going back to Portobello Road next Saturday for the street market when it is in full swing. Here are few shots from yesterday! Enjoy!
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They're kinda famous here
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St. Pauls Cathedral
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Travel Bookshop
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They're kinda famous here
St. Pauls Cathedral
Travel Bookshop
The greatness necessary to be buried in Westminster Abbey appears an elastic component. Mary Tudor, who followed Edward VI to the throne, burned at the stake people who declined to convert to Catholicism. The victims of this atrocity may have found this demand from Mary more than a little pressing, since Edward VI had demanded that his subjects convert to Protestantism. Later in perhaps reaction to this type of brutality and madness, a new Nation was founded on a distant shore and it had something in its founding documents respecting no establishment of religion. I wonder what ever became of it ..........
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