Off to see more London sites

After seeing War Horse last night, we decided to make today a history day.  We started out by going to see Winston Churchill's War Rooms.  This underground complex became the British government's headquarters in its fight against the Nazis in the darkest days of the Battle of Britain.  It was where Churchill and so many others - from secretaries, to switchboard operators, to Morse Code and cipher interpreters - strategized the war efforts and lived for six years.  We could not believe the Map room where the original maps they used to pinpoint battles and naval operations were still hanging on the walls!  There was also a great museum there that related the life of Winston Churchill.  Not only was he a great politician but also an author and painter!  From there we hiked over to see the outside of Westminster Abbey, had a great English lunch at a little pub, and then headed to the Imperial War Museum.  This a free museum that has an excellent exhibit of how WWI came to be and the role Britain had in it.  It so tied into War Horse and was much more detailed than anything that we in the States would have, since England was in the war since day one.  They also had a great exhibit on the Blitz and WWII.  It had such human side to the displays that even I (Jan) had a hard time pulling myself away from the museum.  Dave, being the history buff that he is, was certainly glued to the displays.  He especially liked the espionage section!