London by foot

With the prediction of the London area getting as much rain in the next 24 hours as they normally get in a month, we thought we better get going early to see some of the great sights of this famous city.  So off we went opting to see the city by foot rather than the Tube as that way we could take it all in. First up was Trafalgar Square which  has the National Gallery on one side and the church of St. Martin's in the Fields church. A very busy place to say the least. Walking down Whitehall road, and after seeing many huge buildings with fabulous architecture, we came upon the changing of the horse guards.  It was rather neat but we were in the midst of a number a Asian school groups so we really could not see that well. However, we did get a few good pictures.  We continued down the street and found ourselves in the Parliament Square area where we went past the Churchill war rooms, 10 Downing Street, and the Cabinet building. Then we found ourselves in the Westminster area of the city where the majority of the structures include churches, schools, beautiful private residences and more official buildings.  We could tell that the one up ahead was magnificent.  It was the House of Parliament buildings and Big Ben.  They were totally awesome!!!  On we explored-finding the home of the first director of the BBC and the home of T. E.     Lawrence from Lawrence of Arabia.  Our wanderings eventually led us to Buckingham Palace right in time for the changing of the guard.  We could not have planned that better!  The rain started right after that so we headed for the Tube and headed to the Victor and Albert Museum.  This museum is huge with the most eclectic collection of objects anywhere.  It bills itself as a museum for the decorative arts.  Our favorite parts were a gallery of Rapheal and more of Rodin.  Many people were sketching these sculptures so it was lots of fun looking over their shoulders.  Of course, because it was now raining out, the museum was bonkers with people.  We could only last so long after having been in quite a few museums the last week, so we decided to come back to our flat for a rest and dinners no our cute little kitchen.  We picked up half price tickets to go see War Horse at a theatre down the street tonight. It should be a real treat!