I've been to London to Visit the Queen

On Thursday, my dad proclaimed to my Cambridge-educated colleague that the only thing he knows about London is "pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit the queen..." Her wan smile did not make it clear whether she suspected he was crazy or telling a bad joke...or some combination of the two.

Either way, after Saturday 14 August, 2010, Mark and Gloria Dobberfuhl are much more intimately familiar with London. After taking the train from P'boro to Kings Cross and hopping the Northern line to London Bridge, we sauntered along the Thames to the Globe Theatre.
While it was a recreation- it was made without modern tools and quite a site to behold. They still have room for 600 'Groundlings' that can get in for £5. Old Shakey may have been in a somewhat low class profession at the time, but he sure was a master of language. We enjoyed a trip to a new site in London.

Our second trip to the Tower of London went well and we all enjoyed the Crown Jewels and armor displays.

Our girls had not been in Westminster before, so we opted to bring them along. They did an activity trail and were rewarded with giant chocolate coins, which made it all worth it.

After a healthy walk to Buckingham and then through Green Park, everyone was happy to rest on the Tube for a few minutes.

Overall is was a great day, and as usual we were all exhausted from the walking, standing, and incessant barrage of historical facts.